Rubia

by Nao

akane

Akane is a plant called rubia (madder) or the color madder red.

Draw the upper part first.

1. Draw the dot top left.
2. Draw the horizontal line crossing the first dot.
3. Draw the sweeping dot top right.
4. Begin to draw the lower part. Draw the horizontal line from left to right.
5. Draw the left side of the rectangle.
6. Draw the right-angled hook from the upper left corner of the rectangle to lower right. Stop before changing the direction of the brush and make a nice shoulder. The vertical part is bolder than the horizontal part.
7. Go back to the fourth stroke. Draw the sweeping stroke toward left. It touches the fifth stroke.
8. Draw the curve like the letter L. Don’t press the brush at the corner.
9. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.

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