Drawing Together Episode 49: Drawing Fruit
this episode is Part of the Drawing Together live video series – learn more here
I just couldn’t resist this simple still life of fruit for today’s lesson. We’ll keep it simple here and focus on the fundamentals: Line, Shape, Value, Form, Texture, Proportion, and Composition. Follow along using this reference image: https://bit.ly/2ZNDelh
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Today, I’m working with:
- Cotton Rag Drawing Paper
- Charcoal pencils (HB, 4B and/or 6B)
- Kneaded and Rubber Erasers
- Shading Stumps
In this session, we’ll cover:
- Drawing and sketching a Still Life
- Drawing Texture
Drawing the juicy fruits made me thirsty for some lemonade..
Thanks Scott!
I found a graphite stick that really saved my shoulder.
I actually consciously avoided my instinct to start with line and followed your method Scott. It was hard for me but turned out ok! I think my smooth paper is giving me struggles with blending, as I’m used to charcoal paper. Seemed like the charcoal kept making lines I couldn’t blend well. Good lesson again!
Mine are a bit odd shaped… so must be organically grown lol. Thanks again Scott for another great session. Oh, I used vine charcoal for my basis and built from there using charcoal pencils.
My version of the fruit. Done with an ebony pencil and 6B graphite
Absolutely loved drawing the citrus fruit! I couldn’t help suggesting the tablecloth underneath the fruit…
Thanks Scott!