How to Draw a Landscape

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Landscapes are nature's way of showing its true beauty. With a few simple strokes of the pencil, you can capture any landscape and take it home on a piece of paper. I drew this at a park near my town, you could get a scene like this any place with a body of water, or some trees.

Steps

1. Find a land scape to draw, start by simply looking at the picture and seeing what you notice first. In this picture, the tunnel and the river are first to meet the eye, so draw them lightly first, but just the outline, no details yet.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Start to add some details, like the rocks in and along the river, and the trees on the grass. To shade in the rocks, and make the river look more smooth use your finger and smooth it out, or just do the pencil work neatly so you don't have to get your fingers dirty.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Finish of your landscape color in the tunnel black,make the stones for the bridge on top, make the rocks and river a bit darker, and generally touch up where it needs it.
   
   
   
   
   

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