Drawing in the Digital Age: An Observational Method for Artists and Animators

Chapter 4

Drawing Simple Objects

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

—Lao Tze, Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism

After learning about various theories for a few chapters, you are probably eager to grab a pencil and paper and begin to draw. Yes, it is time now to roll up your shirtsleeves and have fun with hands-on exercises. As when learning math, you will start with simple individual objects in this chapter, taking one small step at a time and gradually advancing to more-complicated tasks in the coming chapters.

Although the focus of this book is to provide a scientific method for drawing, it is practice that enables you to turn all that knowledge into actual artistic skills. Principles will help you learn how to ...