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1. Introduction : The genre of Still Life is one of the most
famous and ancient. In order to draw
beautiful drawings, you need to be able to
draw the basic ones. Hi, my name is Damini and
I'm an artist from Mumbai. I have been teaching
painting since 2018 and have taught thousands of
students in physical workshops. Now I'm so excited
to teach online. In this class, we
will learn how to draw an apple with
a simple pencil. To do this, all you need
is a paper and a pencil. The most effective method of making your
drawings appear three dimensional is understanding
the light and shadow. If line creates the proportions, handling of tone
creates the form. By applying the principles
of tone, light, and shade, you will improve the
illusion of form in every drawing you do
regardless of the subject. Learn how to draw an apple
step by step with this class. Discover essential tips and
create a sweet apple drawing. This class is fun for all ages. I invite you to join
me for the course. Look forward to seeing
you inside the class.
2. Sketching : Welcome to the class.
In this class, we are going to
sketch the apple. So first, using a pencil, we are going to
create a C shape, a C shape that is
narrower at the bottom. And similarly, on
the opposite side, we are going to create
the reversed C shape. And then I'll join these two
C with a horizontal line. So a curvy line at the base, and similarly a curvy
line at the top. And now we will make this stem. We will make two curvy
lines from top to bottom to show the stem and
then one line at the base, one curvy line at the base. And then making two more lines at the top, horizontal lines. That's again, the stem now
making a leaf at the top here. So it's hard shaped and
pointed at the base. And then we are going to just
make the edges of the leaf. So these edges are kind of sharp and then making a line
in the center of the leaf. So while starting, first apply light pencil lines so
that you can erase them in case you have made any mistakes or if you want to make any changes
to that shape. And then once you're sure that you have made
the right shape, then you can darken them.
3. Shading : Now I'm showing you the direction where
the shading will come. So we have to make the
strokes in this direction. So that's the shape showing
the curves of the apple. Now we will start shading,
taking the pencil, I'm going to make
vertical strokes in the direction or the
curve of the apple. And wherever there is a curve, I'm just going to follow
along that curve and then make lines small vertical lines following along
the upper curve. So that's the backside
of the apple, which gets the shadow. So we are making a few small strokes to
show that shadow part. And then moving on to the
right hand side of the apple, we are going to make,
again, vertical lines. So wherever we are making
the pencil strokes, it is to show the shadow, the place where
the shadow falls. And then just darkening
that part a little more and making more lines
to show the shadow. Make sure to follow along the curve wherever
there is a curve, you will have to apply the
stroke in that direction. So here at the top
part of the apple, that's where the light falls. So it's not going to
be very dark there. In fact, it's going to be light because that's a place where the light is getting reflected. So here I'm making horizontal curves to show
the shape of the apple. So in three D, that's how the apple looks. Now we are going to follow along these horizontal and
vertical lines which we have created to understand
the curve of the apple. So we are going to follow
along these lines, horizontal and the vertical
lines to make the curve. We have understood now
how the curve will come. So here at the top part, there is going to
be a little shadow. So we are going to
make small strokes. Now the left part of the apple, so we are going to darken it. Moving on to the right
part of the apple, I'm going to darken the edges, darken the place where
there is most shadow. And I'm making the lines in a curvy way to show the
curve of the apple. And then the base part or the
bottom part of the apple, again, you will have
to follow the shape. I'm darkening the base. That is a place where
most shadow will fall. And I'm making the
outlines clear. Now we have seen where the light and the
shadow will fall. So we are going to
again make these pencil strokes to make it
even more clearer. So wherever there is shadow, I'm just going to darken
that place a little more. And now the curve
which gets the shadow, so the strokes are
going to be curvy here. So this is the part where
this stem originates. So it is a little lower. Hence, the shadow falls
here on this part. Now, we are going to repeat the strokes that we
have already made. So I'll apply the strokes
where there is dark and apply lighter strokes of
pencil where there is light. Now we will give shading
to the stem of the apple. So it's going to be dark at the place where
it is adjoined to the apple and then a
little light at the top. Then it's going to be darker at the bottom and
lighter at the top, because the light
falls on the top part. Moving on to the leaf. First, we are going
to darken the shape. So we are going to darken the vein and the
midline of the leaf. So these are the
veins of the leaf. First, we will darken them, and then we are going
to make the lines in the direction of those ans. Similarly, on the
other side as well, we are just going to
make pencil strokes in the direction of the leaf. So the leaf is
pointed at the base, that's a tip of the leaf. Now we are going to
darken the outline.
4. Smudging : Now we are going to
see the smudging. So here using finger tip, I'm going to smudge the part, which has dark pencil strokes. So we are doing this so
that the pencil lines are not clearly visible. So we are smudging
the pencil lines. So wherever there
are darker lines, I'm just smudging them. And here also at the center, the lines are lighter, and there also, we
are going to smudge. Now taking an eraser, we are going to show
the reflection. So we are going to erase this part which gets
the reflection. So use the tip of the eraser to show
where there is light. So I'm just erasing some part on the middle
part of the apple. That's a place where the light falls or the reflection happens. So just erase a little
bit, not too much. It should be well blended within the other pencil strokes. And then I'll just define
the outline with a pencil, so I'll apply dark lines
here at the outline and darkening this part of
the apple to show the shadow. A Use your fingertip to smudge this part again and smudge the part wherever
there is dark shadow. And take the eraser and just
using the tip of the eraser, we are going to make this curve. So here, there is the
part where light falls. But that's a very thin line, so you don't have to do it in a thick way just use
the tip of the eraser. O. Now moving on to the
right side of the apple, we are going to mark the place where we are going to apply the strokes
where it's darkest. So again, making rounded
curvy vertical lines, we are making the place
darker to show the shadow. Use the fingertip again
to smudge this part. Taking pencil again and making the top part of the apple
where there is some shadow. So I'm just going to show the shadow here on
the top a little bit. And then we are going to show
the shadow of the apple. So here at the
base of the apple, we are going to make
horizontal lines, horizontal random
lines, and then we are going to smudge it
with the fingertip. Then using an eraser, on the left side of the apple, using the tip of the eraser, we are just going to make a straight curvy line to show the reflection
of the light. Use the eraser to erase any extra lines that you have
made outside of the apple. Hope you enjoyed the class. Do share with me
what you create. I would love to see what you
make and do leave a review. Look forward to seeing
you in the next class. Thank you for watching.
Damini Sargam, Artist and Instructor
