Drawing Branch
Software : Corel DRAW X3
Level : Intermediate

Concept: We have used Adobe Photoshop and CorelDRAW together to design these lessons. You will get an idea how these two softwares can be used together to achieve wonderful effects. Adobe Photoshop is a raster program whereas CorelDRAW is a vector tool. Mostly, in the beginning, you can try CorelDRAW to draw the shapes, outlines with the help of its powerful drawing and editing facilities and then fill those shapes using Adobe Photoshop.

Drawing branch is easier as compare to leaf. You need to make a shape to fill the color. You can even draw directly in photoshop if you are comfortable with it. We have tried it with corel draw. We will not repeat all the details of the procedure as it its same like the first lesson of leaf drawing.

1. Open Core DRAW. Start making the shape using Bezier Tool. We are drawing the branch as shown in the sample artwork marked with red circle. Be careful while making the basic shape. It should be near to the original so that you have to edit minimum with shape tool.

2. Convert the shape to curves and start editing the shape using shape tool.

3. Using nodes and bezier handles to edit the shape.

4. There is a small line beside the main branch. Draw it using the Bezier and edit with shape tool.

5. Export the drawing to photoshop for painting. We will paint the branch in the next lesson