Simple forms · Difficulty 3/10

Day 86

3D primitives & light shading

Establish a light source. Use tone to describe volume, not just outlines.

Tips for day 86

Simple forms

1.Check your ellipses: the far end of a cylinder is always rounder than it feels.
2.Block the whole form in flat tone first, then push the darkest darks.
3.Ghost the stroke twice in the air, then commit in one confident pass.

Establish a light source. Use tone to describe volume, not just outlines.

5 prompts · search & study

cylinder with cast shadow

"how to draw cylinder with cast shadow / beginner basic shading study graphite"

stacked blocks

"how to draw stacked blocks / beginner basic shading study graphite"

dice

"how to draw dice / beginner basic shading study graphite"

box in two-point perspective

"how to draw box in two-point perspective / beginner basic shading study graphite"

reflected light on sphere

"how to draw reflected light on sphere / beginner basic shading study graphite"

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