Cherry blossom study

Practice drawing cherry blossom with clear contours and a few selected details. Arrange five broad lightly notched petals around each center. Add one bud and a few short stamen strokes with tiny gray overlap accents.

A way into the drawing

1. Start with the main forms

   Draw a short branching twig and two small flower centers.

2. Build the overlaps

   Arrange five broad lightly notched petals around each center.

3. Choose the finishing details

   Add one bud and a few short stamen strokes with tiny gray overlap accents.

A small thing to tryLet a petal overlap the neighboring flower instead of drawing two isolated symbols.