skilltopus
A free step-by-step lesson to help you create depth, texture, and clean linework
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This course is all about learning to see plants in a simpler way and drawing them with more confidence. We won’t try to copy every tiny detail. Instead, you’ll learn how to notice shapes, simplify complex forms, and add texture so your sketches feel alive and expressive. It’s perfect if you’re just starting and also super helpful if you already draw and want to improve your style 🌱
Get to know the materials, warm up with a few simple exercises, and explore basic hatching techniques before we start drawing plants.
Explore how the same leaf changes when it turns, bends, or tilts, and learn to capture these different views simply.
Learn how to use small dots to gradually build texture, shadow, and volume while creating a detailed and expressive leaf sketch.
Learn how to draw a simple flower, add texture, and use small details to make your sketch feel more lively and expressive.
Combine leaves, stems, and berries in one detailed botanical sketch, using different textures to bring each element to life.
Draw several dandelions together while changing their shapes, angles, textures, and level of detail.
Explore tree silhouettes, branch structures, foliage shapes, and the differences between various types of trees.
Use layered shapes and directional strokes to create the volume, rhythm, and texture of a conifer tree.
Use the techniques from the course to create a lively oak with depth and texture, while keeping the background simple and balanced.
We’ll take it step by step, starting with the simple shapes and structures hidden inside every plant.
First, you’ll learn how to notice the main form instead of getting lost in tiny details. Then we’ll add lines, dots, hatching, and texture to make each sketch feel more lively and expressive.
Little by little, you’ll move from leaves and flowers to berries, bushes, and trees, while learning how to simplify complex plants and draw them with more confidence.
You don’t need to get everything perfect. Just follow the process, try the exercises, and watch your botanical sketches grow with every lesson.
The Plant Sketching Workbook includes 60+ pages of guided practice, printable exercises, examples, and step-by-step lessons that gently take you from simple lines to finished botanical sketches.
Print the pages, draw directly on them, and repeat your favorite exercises whenever you like. You’ll also get printable postcard templates.
The course shows you how. The workbook gives you space to practice. 💚
Keep it simple. All you really need is a couple of black fineliners (universal sizes like 0.3 or 0.5 mm work best) and any sketchbook or plain paper you have at home. Markers or felt-tip pens are optional for adding pops of color.
Want more details? Grab our free sketching materials guide right here.
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Alexey Zhalibo
Artist & illustrator
Alexey is here to show you that sketching isn’t about perfect lines. It’s about enjoying the moment! For years, he’s been filling his sketchbooks with everything from busy city streets to morning coffee cups, helping thousands of students drop their fear of the blank page.
He doesn’t believe in boring academic rules or rigid theory. His main goal is to help you find your own unique style, catch a relaxed flow, and start drawing the world around you with pure joy. Join him, and let’s start creating together!
Plant Sketching Workbook · €9
Sketching Workbook · €9
Normally €19 each. Any Workbook you add comes with lifetime access, so you can download, print, and return to the exercises whenever you like.
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