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HOW TO DRAW IN 3-DBy Stephanie Baca

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Necessities

Drawing in 3-D requires:

• Sharp Pencils (with erasers!)• Blank Pieces of Paper• Your imagination

With all 3 elements in hand, let’s get started!

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To begin with…With this How-To presentation, you will learn to

draw a bug in 3-D. The steps are only general guidelines, so feel free to add your imagination and make it your own!

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Special Notes• Each step is outlined in red pencil as the

drawing progresses. • Note “Art Alerts” that provide additional tips.

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Loosen UpMake your drawings loose and sketchy. It’s okay

to be a bit messy. All the lines can be cleaned up later and may add character to your character!

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Start from the Top

Start with a loose wobbly circle for a head. Keep your pencil light and loose.

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Next, the bug’s torso will be created with an oval connected to the head.

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BlockingNext, you will block the body. Blocking in the

body creates the illusion of depth. You can do this by attaching a slightly tilted oval that connects horizontally to the first oval.

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Create a Connection

Draw curving lines to connect each body section.

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Overlapping for Depth

You can now add some facial features. Use overlapping to create the illusion of depth when sketching the eyes. Lightly sketch a small circle with a half-circle behind it to create the creature’s eyes.

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ART ALERT!!!

Another way to make the front eye look closer to you and add depth is to draw it larger than the back eye. This is called sizing.

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Create Guidelines

Now we can work on the legs and feet. The best way to accomplish a three-dimensional look is to draw some guidelines. This allows you to see where to place the legs and feet. The front legs will end up longer than the back legs if you draw along these lines.

Guidelines

Use a ruler to help create your guidelines.

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Lightly sketch double lines to represent the legs from the abdomen and horizontal oval part of the bug body. Add oblong circles to the end of each leg to create feet. The feet should line up with your guidelines.

You can now sketch in a few bent lines to the torso to begin the arms and block in circles for the hands. Remember, it’s your bug so add as many or as few arms as you like!

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Adding ShapeNow, we’ll look at contour lines. Contour lines

are lines that curve around an object to give it shape and make it look like it takes up space.

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Adding Shape Contour lines will make your bug more three-

dimensional and make it look as though it’s living on the page.

First, add some curving lines from the head to create antennae.

Adding ShapeNext, add a curving grin and stretch the face

from a circle to a typical bug shape. The grin and new nose will align on the same angle.

Contour Lines

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Also, contour lines can be used for the hands. Make the fingers closer to you LARGER than the fingers that are farther away.

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You should now have basic bug features and shape. The final steps involve creating details and shadows to make your drawing come to life.

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Shading

First, imagine your light source and it’s location. This helps to determine where your shading is placed. If your light source is located in the upper left or right corner of your drawing, all shadows and shading will fall on the side of your bug that faces AWAY from the light.

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Light Source Diagram

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ShadingTurn your pencil to the side to shade in areas

and lightly smudge shading to blend from a darker to lighter tone.

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ART ALERT!!!

To separate objects you can draw some darker and some lighter. This creates contrast.

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DetailsNow you can add all the small details such as

scraggly patches of hair to give your bug character. Notice the red shading on top of the original drawing. This helps add dimension.

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Make it Unique

Finally, once you’ve completed your bug, add some more! Create some friends and add a few elements, like an elongated neck or extra hands, to make each bug unique and make it your own! And remember these 3 rules…

Be Patient!

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Loosen Up!

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Have Fun!

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