On paper, it's very trendy these days. However, everything is not so simple here. To create such masterpieces, one needs not only special artistic skills, but also an understanding of the nuances of the play of light and shadow, as well as originality and creative fiction. However, it is quite possible to learn some secrets of the image of such paintings.
on paper?
The first thing to understand is that the 3d effect is achieved through volumes and shadows, so you will have to work hard to create realistic objects. First of all, you should learn how to draw volume. Try to draw a cube, a cone or a ball. At first it will take you a considerable amount of time, but gradually the process will speed up. Then practice reflecting the play of shadow and light in the drawing. Three-dimensional 3d objects cast a shadow determined by the light source. Therefore, before starting work, carefully study the object that you plan to draw - the features of its shape, volume, light and direction of the shadow. Let's try to create 3d drawings on paper in stages using the example of the following composition.
Create a Sketch
For the image of the illusion standing friend on the other cubes we need a sheet of white paper. Its format will depend on the expected size of the future schematic design. You also need a simple pencil, ruler and eraser. If you are planning to create color illusion, then prepare watercolor or felt-tip pens. So, let's figure it out, 3d drawings on paper. On a white piece of paper prepared for work, apply a grid of squares, each side of which is equal to one centimeter. These squares will help us to draw a neat drawing in the future. Use light pressure so that you can easily erase all unnecessary details at the end of the work. Let's start with the image of the first cube. It is highlighted in red in the figure. draw vertical line, two squares long. From the bottom of the line to different sides draw two short segments diagonally, the size of one square. You should end up with an arrow pointing down. Now, from the upper end of the vertical line, draw two segments along the diagonal of two squares in different directions: up to the right and up to the left. Next, draw a line from the right line to the left one diagonal, and from the left line to the right. Then direct the segments diagonally down. This is where they should join.
We apply hatching
We continue to design unusual 3d drawings. Learning to draw shadows. Finish drawing the rest of the cubes. To do this, draw exactly the same on top and bottom of the first figure. We continue the rows on the right and left with the same cubes, only we shift them three cells to the side and two cells down. Most the last row figures should be drawn, completing an even rhombus of the upper side of the square. Now with the help simple tricks draw a shadow. Leave the top sides of the cubes unchanged. We color the end sides as follows. Shade all right sides with a simple pencil or a felt-tip pen completely. Shade the left side along with vertical stripes. Try to make the shadows not very sharp to give the drawings a reality. Now if you have drawn 3d drawings with a pencil on paper, you can use one more trick. Take a small piece of it and rub it on the darkest background, blending the shadow. To give additional illumination, use a different technique. Use the eraser to erase the lighter areas of the drawing. Thus, you will create a beautiful and the real picture. Now you should understand how to learn how to draw 3d drawings on paper.
Train!
So, basic technique images you have already mastered. Of course, to create masterpieces, you have to practice. For example, repeat another illusion using geometric shapes. This is a basement with stairs. To figure out how to learn how to draw 3d drawings on paper, you only need a piece of paper and a pencil. Draw an uneven diamond, the lower and upper sides of which are slightly larger than the right and left. Let's start by drawing the first step. To do this, use a ruler to draw a line parallel to right side. Finish it, not reaching the back wall of the rhombus one centimeter. Now draw a parallel line near the top side base figure. The lines should intersect before reaching the upper right corner. Continue drawing steps by drawing a few more of the same parallel lines by reducing their length. Now you need to create a visual image of the steps. To do this, shortly connect the upper right corner of the rhombus and the corner of the first row of lines. Next, we connect the second and third row of strips, and then the fourth and fifth. It remains to use the previously mastered techniques to create the illusion of light and shadow. The side walls of the steps should turn out darker, so we use a stronger pencil pressure. The back side of the stairs should be light. We use a weak pressure of the pencil and highlight the steps with an eraser.
Fantasize!
Now you've learned on paper. After mastering the geometric shapes, you can move on to new images. First try simple figures - cartoon characters, birds or animals. Then practice drawing more complex structures: cars, ships or architectural compositions. Do not be afraid to fantasize and experiment. Make your own unique style by exercising day after day.
Conclusion
You may not be able to do everything at once. Start by copying someone else's drawings. Before depicting new picture look at the sample carefully. Pay attention to the play of light and shadow. Knowledge of how to depict different shades - base skill needed for 3d technique. Draw daily, constantly experiment, mastering new techniques and ways of depicting. Very soon you will see that your illusion paintings begin to come to life and take on a life of their own.
Last time in the world visual arts many new drawing techniques have emerged. Some of them come back from the past, but there are also completely new modern ways of transferring images to paper, such as 3D drawing. Surely you have seen on the Internet three-dimensional pictures drawn on paper, walls or even asphalt. Looking at such images, one involuntarily asks the question: “How to do this?”, “What is the secret?!”. In this article we will tell you how to master 3D drawing from the very beginning. Connect children to learning, they will be very interested, and you will definitely get something special!
How to draw in volume
Before we get started on how to draw 3D, let's find out what exactly 3D drawings are. They are drawn on plain paper using ballpoint pens or colored pencils. The effect of volume is created with the help of a virtuoso image of the shadow that the drawn object would cast in reality, if it were located on this sheet of paper.
Now let's talk about how to draw in volume. First of all, we need to carefully consider the subject that we are going to portray. Special meaning has a careful fixation of the shape of the object, its texture and shadow. For the most realistic transmission of the chiaroscuro effect, before starting work, we must determine the light sources. It depends on what our object in the figure will be. For example, if our subject is located close to the light source, we must depict it in light colors, and if, on the contrary, it is far away, more shadow will fall on it, and we will depict it in dark shades.
After studying the subject and all its properties, we proceed directly to drawing. First, as usual, we make a sketch to understand whether the light is transmitted correctly or not. We use light shades, since adding contrast is easier than making the picture lighter, gradually thickening the colors in right places. We try to make all the transitions between the picture and its shadow as smooth as possible, so we get more realistic drawing. To create smooth transitions, we use a soft eraser, a piece of cotton or paper, feathering the lines in the right places. Remember that when depicting complex objects, it is necessary to mentally break them down into simpler ones. geometric shapes. This will make it easier to determine the light source, and understand how the shadow of a particular fragment should behave.
As you already know, you can draw three-dimensional drawings using ordinary stationery (pencils or pens), but there is also a special device that allows you to make a 3D drawing even without using the chiaroscuro effect - this is a special 3D drawing pen. This miracle object creates an image using a special multi-colored plastic, which, during drawing, heats up and squeezes out onto paper in the desired shape, and then instantly freezes. This is how it turns out volumetric images, you can even feel them, they will protrude above the sheet of paper, naturally, casting a shadow.
3D for kids
3D for children is a new trend in development creativity kids, allowing them to develop spatial imagination, the ability to see the smallest details and submit them on paper. Three-dimensional drawings are real magic for a child, because the drawn object, although it is on a plane, seems absolutely real. You will surely want to teach your baby to work miracles! Then we will tell you about how to draw 3D drawings. We’ll make a reservation right away, it’s unlikely that your child will be able to create something complicated, so be patient and learn gradually. First steps in volumetric drawing usually made from images of simple geometric shapes: a ball (you can beat this figure as an image of a ball or a planet) or a parallelepiped (this will be a house). But the simplest 3D image, which even the smallest crumb can do, is a drawing of a hand or foot. Here, using their example, we will tell you how to make a drawing voluminous.
For work, we take a sheet of thick paper white color, a simple pencil, an eraser, a black felt-tip pen and colored pencils. First, we circle the baby’s open palm with a simple pencil to get only its outline. In no case should it be circled, otherwise the volumetric effect will not work!
Now we shade the entire space of the sheet, except for what is occupied by the palm, with horizontal lines at an equal distance from each other. As a result, we get a shaded sheet of paper with a palm.
We stroke the palm with the same black felt-tip pen as the background, but not with horizontal lines, but with convex ones, connecting their edges with the edges of the horizontal lines outside the outline of the palm.
The gaps between the lines, convex and horizontal, are painted with colored pencils in an arbitrary color scheme. Our drawing is ready, it remains to hang it on the wall and move a short distance so that the effect of volume becomes noticeable.
As you can see, this technique of creating volume is quite simple, it can be used to depict any other object, and when your kid masters it, it will be easier for him to move forward in an exciting 3D drawing activity. We wish you creative success and beautiful drawings!
You made it to the third lesson, right? Just think, this is only the third lesson! Imagine how much fun you will get on the thirtieth!
The next lesson will take us a little while, 20 minutes really, but you can easily spend an hour or more if you want.
So, turn on some nice music and settle down... Let's start drawing.
- Look at the image below. Looks great, right? Difficult? Everything is simple when you draw one circle after another. It's like building a Lego tower, brick by brick. Start with the first circle.
2. Draw one more after the first. Raise it a little (location rule). Hide behind the first (overlap rule). Make it smaller (size rule). Yes, you did it! This repetition is very important and is deliberately used in the 30 day strategy.
3. Draw the next circle on the right, lift it up, hide it, and make it smaller than the first one.
When you want to show that an object is farther away in a picture, you must apply the law of drawing - size. When you draw the next row of spheres, you need to make the spheres slightly smaller than the previous one. Size is the strongest tool for creating three-dimensional space.
5. Fill in the extreme gaps with spheres peeking out from above. Remember that the further, the less. This is also a great example of the power of the law of overlap. When drawing simple curved lines, "peeping out" from behind, you can create the illusion of three-dimensionality, and you have not even begun to add shadows, hatching and feathering. Overlays are an amazing and powerful tool.
6. Finish the third row with a sphere smaller, above and behind the second row. Are you starting to notice repetitions? There are many benefits to practice and repetition in 3D drawing. I hope you find this repetition helpful, fun and relaxing. The practice can be very tiring, but if you can overcome it, you will soon be delighted with your results.
7. Draw the fourth and fifth rows of spheres. Make each row deeper in the picture using size, position and overlap. We haven't started shading yet, and yet it's starting to look like a 3D drawing.
8. Go ahead - draw six or seven rows really going deep into your sketch. The size has noticeably decreased in the far rows. The difference between the sizes of the front area and the back row is especially noticeable. Although the spheres are the same size in your imagination, we have successfully created the illusion that they "melt" away in the rays of the setting sun.
9. So, let's draw nine rows. Looks great! This "crowd" of spheres looks very voluminous, and we haven't even identified the light source yet. You can see the power of these concepts: size, position and overlap create depth even when taken separately.
10. Finally, we need to determine the position of the light source. For consistency, let's save the position of the light in the upper right corner. You can position the source however you like. Try experimenting with this exposure by positioning the light source directly above or to the left. If you really want to make things more difficult, place the source inside a group of spheres so that one of them in the middle shines very brightly. We will change the position of the light in later lessons. Move on and draw a drop shadow on the left side of the ground, opposite your light source. Now draw a horizontal line - the horizon line. It will help you create the illusion of depth in the drawing.
11. My favorite stage has come up, the phase of drawing "nooks and crannies". Press hard on the pencil and shade the seam lines. Notice the immediate knockout visual effect. Oops - the shadows of the "cubby" showed their magical work once again.
12. Continue shading all over the objects, shading lightly on all opposite edges from the light source.
13. With each successive row, shade the edges farther away from the source and at the same time make the lines lighter and paler as you move towards the light. Blend the shadows with your finger. Carefully blend the areas around the highlights, making everything lighter and lighter as you move towards the light. Erase extra pencil lines if needed. Go over the highlights with the eraser and see what happens. Pretty cool, right? Eraser erased areas create very clear, easily defined highlights.
Let's summarize!
You have learned a lot in these three lessons:
- Draw objects larger to make them look closer.
- Draw objects smaller so they look farther.
- Draw objects in front of others to create a 3D effect.
- Draw the objects above in the picture to make them look farther away.
- Draw the objects below in the picture to make them look closer.
- Apply shadows on the opposite side of the light.
- Blend hatching on round objects from dark to light.
LESSON 3: PRACTICE
Pay attention to this picture.
Wow! I broke almost every rule of the previous lessons! The largest sphere is furthest away. The smallest sphere is closest. This is madness! Everything we've learned in the last few lessons has been broken? Absolutely not. I drew this drawing specifically to show how some laws have much more power than others. Each law of drawing takes precedence over the other law. If you draw a smaller object in front of any other object, even overlapping a Jupiter-sized object, it will appear closer. Some drawing laws hold more power than others, depending on how you apply them.
Take a look at the previous drawing again. Even though the farthest, deepest sphere is the largest, the smallest one overlaps it, thus defeating the law of size. Overlay is always more powerful than size.
The nearest sphere is drawn as the smallest one. This usually means that it is the furthest away. However, because it is isolated and placed lower on the paper, it appears closer. Simply put, the location excels, both in size and coverage.
I don't want to force you to do these memory manipulations. These "cracks" in the rules will naturally build up in your skills as you practice.
So let's do the practical task together.
1. Draw a circle.
2. Draw guide lines to the right and left. These lines will help you position the rows of retreating spheres. We will use guides frequently in later lessons. Draw guides at an obtuse angle upwards.
3. Using the guides, position several spheres behind the first. Draw one tiny one, just like me. Notice how I used guides to position the spheres.
4. Continue to use the guide lines as a guide and draw some more spheres of different sizes. Notice how the guides help you place the far spheres in correct position(law of location).
5. Draw some big spheres over there. Overlapping is the prevailing principle here, even if several spheres are very small, they will still appear closer. The power of overlap in this case wins the power of size!
6. Since this drawing is for fun, go ahead and place some spheres on top of others.
7. Some realms have strayed from the group, seeking a less crowded, less congested life. Brave lone orbs make up the first outpost.
8. Here is the greatest sphere of all, with the exception, of course, of the immense size of Jupiter. Now new term in drawing - "horizon". Specifying a horizon line adds an effective baseline to your eyes, giving the illusion that some objects are on the ground and others are floating in the air. I usually mark the horizon with a straight line. But in this picture I want to create the illusion of a planet, so I curved the line a bit. Looks great, right?
10. Determine the location of the light source and start adding drop shadows on the opposite side. For the sake of consistency, I left the original position of the source location in the upper right corner.
11. This step of applying the nooks and crannies will make you think. Keep moving your eyes from the light source to the objects you will be shading. Press harder on the pencil, and you get a very beautiful dark shadow in all nooks and crannies. Take your time: this is the most fun step in the entire tutorial, so enjoy!
12. Shade a little first large areas opposite the light source, let your pencil fly over the spheres. Don't worry about shading just yet, just create a light base coat to work with.
Make some more shadows over all the spheres. Work well on dark edges, corners, nooks and crannies, and dark spaces between the spheres and the drop shadow. Start shading slowly towards the light. Constantly glance at the light source to make sure the positions are correct. Take your time, work on it and enjoy the wonderful realistic effect, which you create. See? Drawing in 3D is easy with me!
13. Blend your shadows so they look smooth as glass. With gentle pressure, smudge the shading, lighter and lighter from gloomy dark edges to light bright glare on each sphere. This work will take some time. The more evenly you make the transition from dark to light, the more "smooth" it will be. "Smooth as glass" is a nice transition that allows me to introduce another important term: "texture".
Texture gives objects a "surface feel". You could draw curved, spiral, grainy lines on all of these spheres and give the illusion that they are made of wood. You could stretch out a lot of hair on each sphere, and you'd end up with weird-looking aliens. Texture can add a lot of interesting detail to your drawing. (More on this great principle in future lessons.)
14. Addendum additional effects to your drawing constitutes another stage of your learning. I will teach you the specific skills needed to create technically accurate 3D drawings. However, the real learning, fun and enjoyment of drawing comes with mastering the skills and bringing your creative imagination to life.
I can teach you how to draw, easily, no problem. But the most fun part is how you turn around from that starting point, practicing more and more... all the while adding additional details with your own brilliant imagination.
Try to draw some holes in the big spheres. Holes or windows are good practice to learn how to draw the correct thickness.
Here's an easy way to figure out where to draw windows, doors, crevices, cracks, openings and openings:
- If the window is on the right, the thickness of the window is on the right.
- If the window is on the left, the thickness of the window is on the left.
- If the window is on top, the thickness of the window is on top.
Train your imagination, experiment with holes in your spheres.
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I advise you to watch a video of drawing a 3D drawing on paper before starting.
Here in the video there are two lessons on drawing 3D stairs and drawing 3D steps. Below I saved for you step by step instructions about the stairs. I don’t know if it will be easier for you to navigate by video or by pictures. Decide youself.
First step. You will need stiff paper. Cardboard or something like that will do. We bend the sheet exactly in the middle. We draw straight lines in both directions at the same angle. The lines should mirror each other. Approximately 35-40 degree angle. Second step. Adding steps. 
Third step. At both sides! 
Fourth step. We take a ruler and connect the tops of the stairs with a straight line. This will be the shadow. We take a soft (even 8V is possible) pencil and make a shadow. Do not press on the pencil, the shadow should not be too dark. 
Last step. We lift one part of the paper up and unfold the paper at an angle to the viewer. It is important to choose such an angle that the stairs seem straight. The shadow will make it look like three-dimensional drawing: 
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We continue to draw on paper 3D drawings with a pencil in stages for beginners. Surely, you have already seen the 3D drawing "ladder". The drawing is very interesting, but not everyone understands how to draw it. In fact, drawing a 3d ladder is not difficult at all - try it and see for yourself.
3d pencil drawings step by step for beginners
For the lesson, you will need a ruler with which we will build a diagram, a sheet of paper, and of course, pencils. To begin, fold a piece of paper in half. So, let's start building the circuit.
Do not press hard on the pencil, because we will remove the drawn lines with an elastic band a little later. Using a ruler, draw a vertical line in the middle of the sheet. Line length 10 cm (5 cm up and down). We also draw two equal horizontal lines, top and bottom - the length of each is 2 cm. Look carefully at the photo below.
At the third stage, we simply connect the dots with lines. Take your time, carefully look at each photo of the stages, and you will succeed.
half lesson 3d pencil drawings step by step for beginners we have passed, now we take a black pencil, marker or felt-tip pen and draw a ladder on the right side.
It remains only to draw a ladder on the left side, and remove the lines of the previously constructed scheme with an elastic band.
Please note that the crosses of the ladder on the right and left should be at the same level.
3D drawing is ready! We choose a certain angle, look or take pictures.
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