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Drawing Curling Petals and Leaves

John Muir Laws describes how to see and draw the structure and geometry of curling leaves and petals.

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  • Shape vs. Structure
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  • How to Draw a Cone-shaped Flower
  • How to Foreshorten Flowers: Disk vs. Cone
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