Steemit Engagement Challenge WOX Community S6W1: Lily, Flower In My Life

If writing is painting ideas through writing, then painting is writing ideas through pictures. I like to draw black and white photos. Back when I was in boarding school, I learned to draw dark and light on HVS paper. But because I don't often hold HVS pencils and paper anymore, these skills are increasingly fading.

This contest invites me to re-sharpen the skills I once had. I took a pencil and sharpened the tip. Then look for erasers, rulers, tissues and HVS paper to put ideas in the form of paintings. Today, I will draw a pink flower. I will conjure this flower into black and white on a piece of paper.

This image is my original photo. I chose a photo of pink lilies. Pink symbolizes tenderness, elegance and happiness. Drawing is a way of releasing the most beautiful emotions. It is the result of my painting. Alright, here are the steps!

Material for painting

1. HVS paper
2. Eraser
3. 2B pencil
4. Wipes
5. Photos

How to do it:

• I started by dragging the fine lines to sketch out the flower shape first. This method has made it easier for me to complete a black-and-white painting of a lily flower. The pencil tip is very pointed. And I don't put too much pressure on the pencil lead. It seemed to just fly on paper.

• In this step, I formed a more defined floral layer pattern. The pencil tip is slightly wider than before. I shade one direction gently.

• To make the shadows clearer, I use a tissue and rub it over the areas where it's needed.

• At this step, I still use a 2B pencil too. This pencil really helped me highlight the dark side of this lily painting.

• On some parts that look too dark, I use an eraser to make them lighter. Eraser and tissue helped me in making this black-and-white photo of lilies look more alive.

• In the last step, to make this image look more contrast, I made the left frame side of this painting a bit darker.

Thus my participation post for the contest-themed Steemit Engagement Challenge WOX, S6 W1: Flowers in our life. I invite @asiahaiss, @kyrie1234, and @nahela to participate in this contest. Thanks to all Steemian friends and Steemit Team who have supported me. I appreciate it.