How To Draw Greens Without Using Color

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!

And welcome to my back yard. 
I have always lived in the city, and now moved to the edge of a smaller town, with the forest close by, and a back yard to step into any time I want. And I love being surrounded by greens! So that's a reason in itself to draw greens in my sketchbook. However, what if I didn't use color? Can I still capture greens?

Let's use a black pen and a pencil, making marks to capture all the different leaf shapes, and to create contrast and depth. We'll pay attention to what's in the foreground and what's in the background, which will help to create a sense of depth.

Materials used in this video: 
-Stillman & Birn Beta series Premium sketchbook 8.5"x5.5" / 21.6 cm x 14 cm   
-Lamy Safari nib B with Platinum Carbon Ink   
-Caran d'Ache Blackwood HB pencil 

Your assignment this week: 
Make a drawing using a black pen (can be a fountain pen, fineliner, marker, whatever you like) and a simple pencil. Use the black pen to draw the foreground, and the grey pencil for the background.You don't need to draw greens for this exercise - just make smart use of your tools and have fun!

One more thing: the fact that you can erase pencil lines, doesn't mean you need an eraser! For making art there are no rules, but I have one rule: no erasers allowed!
Just use your pencil as a tool for drawing, and instead of erasing "mistakes", just keep going. Erasing is one of the most disruptive things you can do to pull you out of your flow, rather than just enjoying the act of drawing!