Crepe myrtle flowers ironically symbolize both disconnect (chastity) and union (marriage), so I decided to name this drawing my favorite side of that dichotomy - "Union." I used Prismacolor pencils and Strathmore toned-tan paper for this 8"x10" drawing, the next in my series of symbolic flower drawings.
I started with a light sketch of the pink, yellow, and brown areas of a clump of delicate myrtle flowers on a bush, and then added some crucial details I wanted to make sure to leave room for - highlights and lowlights of the thin stamens.
Once those were in place, I started adding dimension - first to the brown "seedlings" and the darker shadows between flowers, and then by going through the crepe myrtle petals and adding white highlights and pink centers one by one.
To finish off the drawing, I added the details of the little yellow areas, and then signed the drawing at the bottom.
Here's the completed drawing:
I started with a light sketch of the pink, yellow, and brown areas of a clump of delicate myrtle flowers on a bush, and then added some crucial details I wanted to make sure to leave room for - highlights and lowlights of the thin stamens.
Once those were in place, I started adding dimension - first to the brown "seedlings" and the darker shadows between flowers, and then by going through the crepe myrtle petals and adding white highlights and pink centers one by one.
To finish off the drawing, I added the details of the little yellow areas, and then signed the drawing at the bottom.
Here's the completed drawing:
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