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  • How to Draw Roses

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    Lindsey Bugbee

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    I never promised you a rose garden … but I do promise that if you read this detailed tutorial, you’ll be able to illustrate your own. That’s much less thorny than the real thing, anyway! Each section of this tutorial includes suggestions on how to use your newfound rose-drawing skills, so if your aspirations go…

    How to Draw Roses | The Postman's Knock

    The weather has been suspiciously nice lately in Colorado, which has me all exited for the summer {and the nice part of spring}. Because summer can never come fast enough for me, I have decided to surround myself with summery roses … of the illustrated sort. If you’re of a similar mindset, or if you just want to learn how to draw roses, then you’re reading the right blog post!

    The first roses I’d like to show you are very easy to draw, and they don’t require any special art tools. You essentially can use anything with a fine tip: sharpened crayons, colored pencils, markers, pens, watercolor {with a fine brush}, acrylic paint … whatever. I’m using colored pencils today, which I sharpened to prepare for use.

    How to Draw Roses | The Postman's Knock

    First, draw a small circle for the center. {Yes, drawing a brown/black center technically makes these flowers not roses, but since they’re rose-like, they’re in this blog post.}

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