Original Leaves:
Leaf 3. This is the leaf I ended up using.
Tracings (I gave up on tracing the organic lines – so tedious! – at some point and started tracing with a hard edge):
Leaf 3. This is the tracing of the leaf I ended up using.
Initial Composition:
This was a bit small, so I added some more shapes in the next composition.
Second Composition:
Final Form:
I will definitely add better photos of the form in about three hours, before class, when I have sufficient lighting and space.