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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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Draw an ellipse or oval, horizontally. -
Draw two lines slanting inwards from the edges of the ellipse.Advertisement -
Draw a curve connecting the bottom of the two slanted lines. This curve follows the bottom half of the ellipse that started the bucket. -
Draw a circle and a loop for a handle. Remember that the handle goes outside the bucket, and that you can't see the part of the handle that's behind the bucket. -
Put some liquid in the bucket. The liquid follows the top curve of the bucket and goes all the way to the front edge. -
If you want, try adding some shading and shadow to the bucket. Decide which side the light is on, then darken parts more that are further from the light. -
Finished.
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- Use a pencil to draw the initial shape if you want to be able to erase. Then, darken and color however you want.Thanks
- You can use a ruler if you cannot draw straight lines.Thanks
- Draw BIG! It's easiest to control and see what you're doing, that way.Thanks
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