How to Draw a Bucket

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A bucket is a good drawing exercise for learning perspective. It's a simple shape, but with a dimension that's helpful to learn. You'll improve your drawing by learning to draw a bucket. See Step One for more specific instructions.

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    This curve follows the bottom half of the ellipse that started the bucket.
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    Remember that the handle goes outside the bucket, and that you can't see the part of the handle that's behind the bucket.
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    The liquid follows the top curve of the bucket and goes all the way to the front edge.
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    Decide which side the light is on, then darken parts more that are further from the light.
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