Step 1: Lightly sketch the plant pot. First sketch a gently curving,
four-sided shape for the rim. Underneath it, sketch a similar but
shorter shape for the saucer. Connect the two with gently curving
lines for the sides of the pot.
Sketch in many long, narrow, curving leaves. Have some of the
leaves curving over the edge of the pot. Show that some leaves
are behind others.
Do this by interrupting the lines for some leaves where they meet
the lines for the front leaves. Sketch in three long, curving stems
that come down below the bottom of the pot.