Drawings of Vines

These illustrations show my interpretation of different drawings of vines.

I set out to attempt a simple outline of a vine drawing and this is the diagram that emerged from that task.

A vine is a plant that has a weak and flexible stem.

Shoots that are called laterals grow from the woody limb. Fruit and leaves grow on the laterals.

The drawing of a grape vine (just below) shows the vine devoid of leaves to give you an example of the main limb of a vine and how this vine grows.

It requires support by means of wire or a trellis of some sort. Some vines provide their own "claws" and can cling to walls or other surfaces.

Stakes are driven into the ground at regular intervals and wire is commonly used to support the plants.

The number of rows of wire depends on how tall the plants become.

Other vines can crawl along the ground.

There are two kinds of vines, woody vines and herbaceous vines.

Grapes grow on a woody vine and need the support of a wire trellis.

Herbaceous vines or vine crops include choko, cucumber, peas and beans, marrow, squash, melons and pumpkin.

This is a drawing of a squash vine which grows along the ground.

Vines can also be called creepers.

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A Little Hint

Drawings of vines requires patience to do the leaves and wood grain. But it really is worth the end result.

Try to always use good paper when you are sketching a vine drawing because you never know if you will end up with a showpiece.

It would be a shame if it's only on a scrap of paper. You can always cut out the drawing and paste it into a sketchbook for future viewing but it wouldn't be any good to frame.

You can make the leaves any shape you like due to the many different varieties of vines that are around.

Out of all the vine drawings here, this one below is my favorite.