Black marker sketch of clover on textured off-white paper, with heart leaflets and shared junction.
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A clover with three folded leaflets

Practice a clover with clear forms and selected overlaps. Place three soft heart-shaped leaflets around that point. Let one overlap its neighbor slightly. Add a center fold and only a few short veins. Use small gray at the junction and one folded edge.

Nature & plantsEasyMarker15 min, at your pace
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A way into the drawing

  1. Mark the shared junction

    Draw a curved stem and mark the point where all three leaflets meet.

  2. Open the heart shapes

    Place three soft heart-shaped leaflets around that point. Let one overlap its neighbor slightly.

  3. Choose the folds

    Add a center fold and only a few short veins. Use small gray at the junction and one folded edge.

A small thing to tryVary the angle of each leaflet while keeping all three attached to the same point.