Autumn Leaves Cluster
Draw a cluster of overlapping maple leaves.
intermediate21 min
Seasonal
15 Fall Drawing Ideas
fall drawing ideas with construction order, self-checks, and easier or harder variations on every reference page.
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14 ideas · 1 illustrated
Autumn subjects are about overlap and edge. A pile of leaves is a layering exercise and a pinecone is a spiral exercise; neither is really about the colour.
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These do not have an illustration, but each one names the shape to block in first and gives an honest time estimate.
Beginner
7 ideas
A hedgehog rolled into a ball with one eye showing
Spikes are short strokes all following the sphere's curve.
12 minbeginner
A squirrel holding an acorn in both paws
Tail is bigger than the body; draw it as one big comma.
14 minbeginner
An acorn with its textured cap
Cap texture is a grid of tiny dashes wrapping the dome.
12 minbeginner
A maple leaf with a torn edge
Five points from one center; tear only one lobe.
14 minbeginner
A spotted toadstool with a curling stem
Cap is a dome, spots are ellipses that follow the dome curve.
12 minbeginner
A leaf-print pattern in autumn colours
Three leaf shapes, three tones, repeated with rotation.
18 minbeginner
A hedgehog carrying an apple on its spines
Apple sits in the spine mass — sink it, do not balance it.
14 minbeginner
Intermediate
5 ideas
An owl gripping a branch with visible toes
Body is one egg; the toes read as three small wedges each.
20 minintermediate
A pile of fallen leaves in three overlapping layers
Overlap is the subject: draw the front leaf fully, others partly.
20 minintermediate
A mushroom cluster growing from a mossy log
Vary cap heights; three sizes always beats three identical ones.
22 minintermediate
A field of wheat bending in the same direction
Draw the wind direction as one arrow first, then obey it.
22 minintermediate
A pumpkin patch at dusk
Pumpkins repeat at three depths: sharp, softer, silhouette.
28 minintermediate
Advanced
2 ideas
A deer looking back over its shoulder
The neck twist is the drawing; block the head plane first.
30 minadvanced
A pinecone with overlapping scales
Scales spiral — draw two crossing spirals as guides first.
28 minadvanced
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