Sunflower fine ink study

One sunflower bloom facing slightly sideways, an oval seed center, surrounding petals, a short stem and two leaves. Practice structure, perspective and developed values in fine ink.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the main shapes

   Draw the tilted center and overall petal boundary.

2. Connect the structure

   Attach petals around the center, then join the stem and leaves.

3. Develop the drawing

   Resolve the connected planes and overlaps, then build layered details and a full range of local values. Preserve clear paper highlights.

A small thing to tryLet the far petals compress with the tilted flower head.