Drawing simple shapes is an important task at the stage of learning to draw. One of these shapes is a ball. To draw it, first you will need to draw a circle, in which then, with hatching, indicate chiaroscuro.
It is necessary
- - paper;
- - lead pencil.
Instructions
Step 1
First, try to draw an even circle - the base of the ball. Draw a straight line in the part of the sheet you need and mark a point in its center. Through this point, draw a line of the same length perpendicular to the first. Let the lines be barely visible. You can use a ruler to determine the center, but it is better to learn how to use the eye - if you intend to continue drawing, this will come in handy more than once.
Step 2
Draw a circle by connecting the 4 extreme points of the intersecting lines. Don't be discouraged if you don't get an even circle the first time - just try to draw it until you get it. Erase any extra lines if necessary when the circle is complete.
Step 3
The next step is to create volume. This is achieved by blending shadows. For example, light falls from the left and from above. Mark the lightest part of the ball with a dot. And with a stroke, mark the width of the shadow.
Step 4
Now draw the diameter of the ball through its center, perpendicular to the direction of the incident light. Draw an ellipse at the base of the diameter line. Its purpose is to mark the boundaries of light and shadow.
Step 5
Conventionally, the ball is divided into several parts depending on the degree of illumination. One part is strongly lit, the other is dim, the third is darker, the fourth is in the shadow. Mark these areas with different illumination, at first mentally. For clarity, you can place a physical object in the shape of a ball in front of your eyes. The most illuminated place that reflects light is called glare. You can just remember it or put it on paper.
Step 6
Around the highlight there will be a light spot, around it there will be partial shade (a gradual transition from light to shadow), as well as the most shadowy area. Draw a shadow using arched strokes.
Step 7
Now move on to shading. If you're drawing with a pencil, just leave the highlight area intact. Make the light area a light gray, the hatching should become darker in the direction of the shadow. Use arcuate strokes parallel to the outline of the ball and then radiating out radially from highlight to shadow. Mark the reflex lighter than the falling shadow (a reflex is a reflection from the surface on which the ball is located).
Step 8
Draw a body shadow (cast by the ball onto the surface). The further from the ball, the lighter the shadow. In daylight it is less clear, in artificial light it is more clear.
Step 9
Draw the object plane and background if necessary.
