I've always thought that one of the most difficult things to draw was drawing the folds in fabric clothing and drapery. For that reason, I decided to show you how to draw fabric that is draped over itself. There are a lot of wrinkles, folds, and creases to show you how to go about shading and drawing them.
Today I will show you how to turn a circle into a 3-dimensional sphere, ball, or orb. In order to turn a circle into a sphere, you will need to use specific shading techniques to accomplish this. In this tutorial, I use graphite pencils, H, 2B, 3B, and 4B. This lesson will help you learn how to shade a beautiful sphere.
Here is an easy-to-follow, step by step tutorial for drawing a realistic nose from the side. You can use a normal pencil or graphite drawing pencils. Drawing a nose from the side is much easier than drawing a nose from the front, so this is a great place to start.
Here is a step by step tutorial for drawing realistic noses in 3/4 view with pencils / graphite pencils. "3/4 view" or "angle" means that the face is turned slightly to the side, but not all the way. Shading is a vital part of making a nose look realistic, and this tutorial will show you step by step how to shade the nose properly
Here is a step by step tutorial for drawing realistic noses with pencils / graphite pencils. If you ever wondered how to use shading to turn a flat drawing of a nose into a realistic drawing of a nose, then look no further. This tutorial will help you learn how to shade a nose properly.
Today I'll show you the easy way to draw cubes and boxes. It is really simple to do and one of my first cool doodles I learned how to draw as a kid. I also show you simple light source shading.
Today I will show you how to draw and add realistic shadows and highlights to noses - from the front and side angles. This is done in a step by step instructional manner, so it should help you through the process. Find the simple-to-follow steps below. Have fun and happy drawing!
Here is a great page to come back to to reference clothing folds, wrinkles and drapery pictures. When you need to draw wrinkles or folds, it is easier to get a realistic drawing if you have something to reference.
We will show you each step to be taken in shading a cube in this tutorial, for this solid is a representative of all prisms, and, indirectly, of the cylinder. Place the cube on a sheet of light brown paper, and pin against the wall behind it a similar sheet to serve for background. Let the light fall from the right and from above the cube. The top face will be the brightest of those seen, and the darkest will necessarily be that next the cast-shadow.
Draw the cube carefully (reference this cube drawing tutorial here)and lightly in charcoal. Incorrect lines may be removed by dusting with the tinder. Do not draw with black-lead, as it is greasy, and will afterwards appear white in your shading.
In this drawing tutorial, you will learn how to add shadows and graduated shading to pyramids - both Square and Hexagonal Pyramids.
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.
Learn how to draw and shade eggs to create an illusion of 3-dimensional eggs on your 2-dimensional paper.
Shading is a tricky subject...let the follow tutorial guide you through the process of shading vases. Vases are a combination of different shapes that you might already know how to shade, such as the cylinder and the sphere.
This drawing lesson will guide you through the steps of shading a 3-dimensional pyramid. Learn how to make gradual graduation of tones to pyramids to create the illusion of depth on your 2-dimensional piece of paper.
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
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.
Learn how to add shadows to 3-dimensional cylinder with the following drawing lesson
Learn how to add shadows to a sphere with the following drawing lesson found in an old textbook.
Learn how to shade and add graduated shading to a 3-dimensional prism.
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.