兰花首先要画叶　先用浓墨画叶　画叶一笔中要有：提－按－提－按－提的过程，表现出侧叶的视觉效果，此叶要不断的多练习，即会熟能生巧，一通百通。第二步是兰叶的组合，起手笔以一笔长（长笔）二笔交（交叉）三笔破（差次，即使画面），画面中留出其凤眼的空间。（如图）

　第二种画兰的起笔法还可以用第一笔短　第二笔长　第三笔破的画法画出兰花的。（如图）第四笔和第五笔均为补笔。

Welcome to learn Traditional Chinese Painting
lesson 18. The method of drawing orchid (一)
Outlining the leaf of the orchid with the dark ink is the first step in drawing the orchid. In order to show it’s visual effect of side leaf, the process of outlining leaf in each stroke is needed to do like that: lift-press-lift-press-lift. More practice makes more perfect and that means for knowing all, should first knowing one method proficiently. The second step is outlining the combination of orchid leaves. First stroke should be longer and then second across, third is blank. See pictures enclosed here:
The second method of drawing orchid is like that: first stroke should be short and then second longer, third is blank. See pictures enclosed here. Fourth and fifth are added as complement.