Drawing Together Episode 49: Drawing Fruit

this episode is Part of the Drawing Together live video series – learn more here

I just couldn’t resist this simple still life of fruit for today’s lesson. We’ll keep it simple here and focus on the fundamentals: Line, Shape, Value, Form, Texture, Proportion, and Composition. Follow along using this reference image: https://bit.ly/2ZNDelh

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Today, I’m working with:

Cotton Rag Drawing Paper
Charcoal pencils (HB, 4B and/or 6B)
Kneaded and Rubber Erasers
Shading Stumps

In this session, we’ll cover:

Drawing and sketching a Still Life
Drawing Texture

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Unknown Member August 10, 2020

Drawing the juicy fruits made me thirsty for some lemonade..
Thanks Scott!

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Cindy Bates August 10, 2020

I found a graphite stick that really saved my shoulder.

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heathyrrekautz August 6, 2020

I actually consciously avoided my instinct to start with line and followed your method Scott. It was hard for me but turned out ok! I think my smooth paper is giving me struggles with blending, as I’m used to charcoal paper. Seemed like the charcoal kept making lines I couldn’t blend well. Good lesson again!

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Unknown Member August 6, 2020

Mine are a bit odd shaped… so must be organically grown lol. Thanks again Scott for another great session. Oh, I used vine charcoal for my basis and built from there using charcoal pencils.

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Arlene Haggerty August 6, 2020

My version of the fruit. Done with an ebony pencil and 6B graphite

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Brenda Barcelo August 5, 2020

Absolutely loved drawing the citrus fruit! I couldn’t help suggesting the tablecloth underneath the fruit…
Thanks Scott!

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