One pinecone lying diagonally, tapered oval mass and overlapping scales following its curved surface. Black and gray fineliner drawing on warm textured sketchbook paper.

Drawing referenceAbout reference use

Pine cone fine ink study

One pinecone lying diagonally, tapered oval mass and overlapping scales following its curved surface. Practice clear contours and a few local shadows in fine ink.

Nature & plants Easy Fineliner20 min, at your pace

A way into the drawing

Establish the main shapes
Draw the tapered overall cone shape.
Connect the structure
Stagger the main scale rows around the curved body.
Develop the drawing
Refine the clear outer contour, add only the most useful interior details and place a few small local shadows. Leave most of the paper open.

A small thing to tryMake the scales smaller toward the tip.