How to Draw What You See by Drawing Basic Shapes First – Easy Way to Learn How to Draw
Here is a basic guide to using geometric shapes, such as the cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, and cone to draw things you see in every day life.
Drawing Groups of Objects
How to Draw Groups of People and Figures in Perspective – Size of Figures and Objects in an Illustration
Figuring out what size to draw people, animals, figures, and objects within an illustration is one of the hardest aspects of drawing, in my opinion. However, using perspective techniques will allow you to properly size things in relation to each other. The following cartooning tutorial will guide you through the process.
How to Shade Groups of Common Objects in a Still Life : Shading Still Lives
This drawing lesson will help you shade groups of objects in a still life. The techniques show here should help you with all future group object shading projects.
How to Draw a Sphere or Ball inside a Bowl – Shading and Adding Shadows Tutorial
Here is a drawing lesson from an old textbook discussing how to draw a ball or sphere inside a bowl. This tutorial centers on adding the shadows in and shading graduation in order to make a realistic looking drawing.
How to Draw a Sphere or Ball inside a Bowl – Shading and Adding Shadows Tutorial
How to Draw a Sphere or Ball inside a Bowl – Shading and Adding Shadows Tutorial
Step 1
Draw the three concentric circles, representing respectively the edges of the bowl and the, outline of the sphere. The arrow shows the direction of the rays of light. Consequently, the high lights will be on the sphere at the point marked o, in the bowl at G, and on the edge at J. The line AB, joining the extreme points of the shadow thrown within by the bowl ; the line CD, joining the points of the shadow thrown without by the bowl; and EF, joining the edges of the shade on the sphere, are at right angles to the direction of the rays of light. The line OG nearly bisects the cast-shadows.
How to Shade and Add Light to Complex Forms, Shapes and Objects : Drawing Tutorial
Learn how to see the whites, grays, and blacks in your drawings so you can form 3-dimensional objects. Drawing the light and shadows in forms and objects is a hard thing to learn, but hopefully this tutorial will give you some methods and techniques to use in your future drawings.