All About Acanthus

[mdengraver]

All About Acanthus

How to Draw a Volute Acanthus Scroll

http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-draw-volute-or-acanthus-scroll.html

How to Draw Acanthus Part I

http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2010/04/acanthus.html

How to Draw Acanthus Part II

http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-draw-acanthus-part-ii.html

How to Draw Acanthus Part III

http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-draw-acanthus-part-iii.html

Ornamental Drawings

http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2011/02/ornament-drawings.html

How to Draw Acanthus: Drawing Shadows (Part IV)

http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-draw-acanthus-drawing-shadows.html

Guide to Drawing Acanthus

http://www.archive.org/stream/guidefordrawinga00pagerich#page/n7/mode/2up

Browsing by Source Title: Guide for drawing the acanthus, and every description of ornamental foliages http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/b...nthus+letters&qpvt=acanthus+letters&FORM=IGRE

 

[JJ Roberts]

Ken,This should be interesting to many on the forum,thanks for sharing.Where do you find all this neet art work? J.J.

 

[Gargoyle]

Also refer to these two old threads, (mdengraver, you started one, I started the other) more images to add to your acanthus knowledge base:

http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?566-Acanthus-leaves
http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?4550-Acanthus-Gallery-of-Pictures

 

[mitch]

while these links contain many excellent examples of variations of leaf scroll to study, i found little to nothing in the way of actual "How to draw..." instructions for learning this style of ornament. i'd recommend Ron Smith's books and some other sources to get a much better understanding of what makes the designs on that website worthwhile to study. they're very good, but you're on your own when it comes to figuring out the hows, whys, & wherefores.