The Absolute Beginner's Big Book Of Drawing And... Guide

Light is what gives an object soul. Always decide where your light is coming from before you start. If the sun is on the top-left, the bottom-right of your object must be dark. It sounds simple, but this is the difference between a flat circle and a ball that looks like it could roll off the page. Your Mission

It looks like gray putty. You don’t rub with it; you "lift" the light back out of the paper. The Absolute Beginner's Big Book of Drawing and...

Everything in the known universe—from a Ferrari to your grandmother’s face—is just a collection of four shapes: (Everything round) The Cube (Everything with corners) The Cylinder (Legs, arms, trees, pipes) The Cone (Noses, mountain peaks, party hats) Light is what gives an object soul