Lesson 5 of 12 · 15 min

Everything is a box, a ball or a can

Complicated objects are made of simple forms. Find them first and the drawing holds together.

1Look at an object and ask: is it mostly a box, a sphere, a cylinder or a cone?
2Draw that simple form lightly first, as if the object were made of glass so you can see the back edges.
3Then carve the real shape out of it.

Try it today

Draw three things on your table as simple forms first: a book, a mug, a piece of fruit.