How to Draw Hawaiian Plants
Looking for step by step drawing guides of our local plants? I’ve collected videos from three local artists have been making videos on Instagram that offer different tips, methods, and information as they demonstrate their drawing approaches.
Kakou Collective has an extensive list of tutorials on how to draw 25+ local plants on Instagram.
My favorite of these are how to draw ferns, naupaka, and kalo:
Kaulumaika has free clipart you can download and use for personal projects.
Their Instagram page has tips on drawing palapalai, ilima, and aalii:
Ti leaves, ulu, and ohia lehua:
Maggie Sutrov recorded videos on how to draw and paint hala pepe and wiliwili:
Don’t have Instagram? Watch and learn how to paint the wiliwili tree here: https://www.makenainfo.com/art-tutorials
More Resources
A beautiful, multicultural website dedicated to an in-depth study of botanical art, artists, and scientific illustration: https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/
