Instructions
First of all, try to draw an even circle - the basis ball A. Draw a straight line in the part of the sheet you need and mark a point in its center. Through this point, draw a line of the same length perpendicular to the first. Let the lines be barely noticeable. You can use a ruler to determine the center, but it is better to learn to use your eye - if you intend to draw in the future, this will come in handy more than once.
Draw a circle by connecting 4 extreme points intersecting lines. Don't be discouraged if you don't get an even circle the first time - just try to draw it until you get it right. If necessary, erase the extra lines when the circle is ready.
The next stage is creating volume. This is achieved by applying shadows. For example, light falls from the left and from above. Mark the brightest part with a dot. ball A. Use a stroke to mark the width of the shadow.
Now draw the diameter ball and through its center, perpendicular to the direction of the incident light. Draw an ellipse on the base of the diameter segment. Its purpose is to indicate the boundaries of light and shadow.
Conditionally ball is divided into several parts depending on the degree of illumination. One part is strongly lit, the other is weakly lit, the third is darker, the fourth is in the shadow. Designate these areas of different illumination, first mentally. For clarity, you can place in front of your eyes some physical object in the form ball A. The most illuminated place that reflects light is called a highlight. You can simply remember it or mark it on paper.
Around the highlight there will be a light spot, around it there will be penumbra (a gradual transition from light to shadow), as well as the most shadowy area. Draw the shadow using arcing strokes.
Now move on to shading. If you draw pencil, just leave the highlight area untouched. Make the light area light gray, the shading should become darker in the direction of the shadow. Use arcing strokes parallel to the outline ball a, and then diverging radially from the highlight to the shadow. Mark the reflex as lighter compared to the falling shadow (reflex is a reflection from the surface on which it is located) ball).
Draw a body shadow (cast ball ohm to the surface). The farther from ball and, the lighter the shadow. In daylight it is less clear, in artificial light it is clearer.
If necessary, draw the object plane and background.
note
Do not use the eraser too often to avoid damaging the paper. Choose a quality soft eraser.
If you haven't drawn before, first practice shading and learn how to hold a pencil correctly.
A sphere is the surface of a ball. Ball - geometric body; the collection of all points in space that are located at a distance not greater than a given one from the center. This distance is called the radius of the ball. Ability to draw correctly sphere is one of the basic ones for the artist, because many objects (or their components) have a spherical shape, which he has to capture on paper or canvas. The main task here is to convey the volume of the ball on a plane using chiaroscuro.
You will need
- - a sheet of A3 paper;
- - easel;
- - pencils of varying degrees of softness;
- - eraser.
Instructions
Start with a mental sphere on a piece of paper: determine the location and size of the future sphere on it. Draw 2-3 straight lines intersecting at one point and lay off equal segments equal to the radius of the ball from the point of their intersection. Do not press on the pencil. These lines should not be visible in the final drawing; they are needed only to construct the outline of the ball. For this purpose use hard pencil.
Connect the resulting points into a regular circle. Then determine where the light falls on the ball. Imagine a plane located perpendicular to the ray of light and dividing the ball in half - into illuminated and shadowed hemispheres. The area that lies on the border of these two is the shaded part of the ball.
At the point at which the light falls perpendicularly, there is the most illuminated part of the sphere - the highlight. On the opposite side of the ball there is a reflex - the reflection of incident rays of light from a horizontal surface, which softly illuminates the ball from below. Determine the contours of the shadow falling from the ball onto the plane of the table.
Now, using strokes applied to the shape of the ball, convey smooth light transitions: from a light highlight gradually moving to the penumbra, then to the darkest part of the ball - its own shadow, and then to the shadowed part of the ball, where its surface is gradually illuminated by a reflex. When painting the darkest areas, use soft pencil. To create a highlighting effect, you can use an eraser.
Also, using light and shadow transitions, draw a falling shadow. It is more intense than the ball's own shadow and has slightly blurred boundaries. Most dark dot your drawing will be the place where the ball touches the surface of the table.
It is important that the contours of the ball are not sharply outlined and do not “cut out” it from the general background. Achieve the complete illusion of volume with contours and light and shade, giving the impression of a rounded ball shape.
We continue to learn the basics of drawing.
Of course, we will not see clear boundaries. But in the drawing for correct construction forms, it is still necessary to find transitions between elements of chiaroscuro. Imagine that someone took a large knife and sequentially cut off pieces from the ball corresponding to light, halftone, shadow, reflex. These imaginary cut lines will be the ellipses we need. Draw them, and in accordance with them, make a tonal drawing.
You don’t need sharp boundaries between light and shadow either. When the construction is completed, you can smooth out these transitions (not with shading, but with a pencil, adding halftones!).
Stages ball drawing the same as in the case of a cube (and in any other case):
- composition - in thin lines you outline the position of the ball in the sheet;
- construction - first of all, the construction of internal ellipses;
- cut-off modeling.
3 stages of drawing
At the final stage, add contrast ( remember, the closer is the more contrast).
I won’t dwell on the progress of the work in more detail, if you are interested, you can look in the article about. The only note about shading is that do not try to cover the entire surface of the ball with parallel elliptical strokes. A dense tone is obtained when the strokes intersect. That is, you can hatch with straight lines, simply changing the direction of movement.
As you can see, draw a ball not so difficult. Try it yourself.
One of the primary tasks for beginners is to learn how to depict simple figures, including the ball. To draw a ball, let's mark a circle, and then apply shadows on it with dashed lines.
To work on drawing this basic figure we will need:
- paper, preferably landscape paper, but standard A4 is also possible;
- eraser;
- a simple, graphite, well-sharpened pencil.
The shape of a ball can be seen in many objects, so the drawing skills you have acquired will be useful when depicting apples, a ball, buds of unopened flowers, and other round objects. Let's consider the algorithm of actions, following which we will understand how to draw a ball.
Step one. Marking
Let's first draw the basis of the future ball - an even circle. Draw a horizontal line in the center of the sheet, marking its middle with a dot. Through it we will draw a line of the same length, but vertically, at right angles to the first one. We don’t draw the lines too much; they should be light and inconspicuous. If it is difficult for you to determine the center of a line segment by eye, you can use a ruler. But over time, try to train your “eye”; not a single artist can do without it.
Step two. Circle
We connect the extreme points of the resulting cross, the edges of our segments on the lines. If it turns out uneven, use an eraser and try again. We repeat until we see a relatively even circle. Now the extra lines can be removed.
Step three. Ellipse
We measure the distance from the shadow location mark to the central point, and mark the same segment with a dot on the other side. Through them we draw a flattened oval - an ellipse.
Step four. And again ellipses
We draw horizontal lines above and below, parallel to the one that lies at the base of the circle. We draw two more ovals along them - above and below the central one. They will mark the boundaries between the illuminated and darkened areas of the ball. Depending on how our figure interacts with light, we select three areas: shadow, strong and weak light.
Step five. Adding volume
The general diagram of the distribution of light and shade in the picture is shown in the figure. To make the ball three-dimensional, we will apply light and shade. Let's decide where the light will come from. In the sample, the light source is on top, so we apply a highlight to the most illuminated place on top of our circle, while marking the width of the shadow with a stroke.
Step six. Light and shadow
Let us consider in more detail the issue of lighting distribution. Depending on the degree to which one or another area of the ball is illuminated, we will apply shadows with shading. We have a highlight from above, that is, the most illuminated place. Approximately in the middle is the darkest place with a densely applied stroke. The lower hemisphere is darker, the upper hemisphere near the highlight is lighter, there will be partial shade.
To make it clearer how to draw a ball, place a round object next to you and carefully study where the light areas are and where the shadows are.
Step seven. Toning
Apply arc-shaped strokes to the shadow area parallel to the contour of the figure. In the penumbra area we make a smooth transition by drawing lines light movements pencil, leaving a light gray spot around the highlight. We mark the reflex - the place of reflection from the plane where the ball is located, making it lighter than the falling shadow. Add the so-called “body” shadow of the ball. The closer she is to him, the darker it gets. If desired, you can add background details or other objects to the drawing.
This is an average difficulty lesson. It can be difficult for adults to repeat this lesson, so I don’t recommend drawing balloons for young children using this lesson, but if you really want to, you can try. I also want to note the lesson “” - be sure to try it again if you still have time and desire to draw today.
What you will need
In order to draw the balls we may need:
- Graphic editor GIMP. You need to download the new GIMP for Windows and install it.
- Download brushes for GIMP, they may come in handy.
- Some add-ons may be needed (instructions on how to install them).
- A little patience.
- Good mood.
Step by step lesson
It may seem that drawing simple geometric shapes is very easy, but this is a wrong point of view. To draw the balls correctly you need to try very hard. I recommend drawing from life. This is how you can see exactly where the light falls, how and where it casts a shadow. Photography is not the best help in this case...
By the way, in addition to this lesson, I advise you to pay attention to the lesson “”. It will help improve your skill or just give you a little fun.
Tip: Perform different actions on different layers. The more layers you make, the easier it will be for you to manage the drawing. So the sketch can be made on the bottom layer, and the white version on the top, and when the sketch is not needed, you can simply turn off the visibility of this layer.
As you complete this lesson, please note that due to differences in software versions, some menu items and tools may have different names or be missing altogether. This may make the tutorial a little difficult, but I think you can do it.
Step 1. Create a 678x1000 image. and fill it with blue (this will be ours):
Step 2. Create a new layer. Take the Elliptical Selection tool and do:
Step 3. Fill our selection with a Gradient with the following settings as in the picture:
We get:
Step 5. Create a new layer. Take the Elliptical Selection, fill it with white and apply the “Gaussian Blur” filter (Filters - Blur - Gaussian Blur) with a parameter of 15px and the result is:
Step 6. Create a new layer. Take the “Brush” and draw a straight line like this in red (make sure that the opacity of the brush is 100%):
Step 7. Go to Filters - Distortion - Interactive Distortion and do this to our line:
Then we adjust our rope to the ball and get:
Now you know how to draw balls, I hope it was interesting and informative. Now you can pay attention to the lesson “” - it is just as interesting and exciting. Share the lesson on in social networks and show your results to your friends.
Artists - amazing people who can create entire worlds on paper. But before you become a recognized master, you need to learn a lot. At school, the first thing they learn is the alphabet. In painting it all starts with the depiction of simple geometric shapes: cube, cone, pyramid, etc. Today we will talk about how to draw a ball.
An even circle without a compass
For work you will need: a simple pencil, a sheet of paper, an eraser. It's great if you have a ball model. For this purpose, you can take a ball, a round orange or another object. Placing it under a lamp, you will clearly see the play of chiaroscuro.
How to draw a ball with a pencil? Follow our instructions:
- Place a point that will become the center of the ball. Draw vertical and horizontal lines passing through this point. They must correspond to the expected radius of the sphere. Then we designate two diagonal lines of the same length, intersecting at the central point.
- On this base we draw a square, the corners of which coincide with the diagonal lines.
- We fit a rhombus into the resulting figure. Its vertices are located along horizontal and vertical lines.
- We outline the ball with a dotted line. At the intersections with a square and a rhombus, it will fit snugly against them; all that remains is to connect these points with smooth, rounded lines. When the resulting form suits you, the auxiliary features can be erased.
Hatching
How to draw a three-dimensional ball? To do this, carefully examine the ball or orange you took earlier. Direct the light at them so that it falls from above and slightly from the side. You will see that half of the ball is illuminated and the other is dark. Behind the figure a shadow falls on the table. Use a line to delimit the transition of the illuminated part of the ball to the unlit. This is the darkest place.
Below it is a reflex - part of the sphere that reflects light from the table and neighboring objects. Draw a rounded line and separate this small area. Mark the falling shadow and apply shading without touching the reflex at this stage.
It's time to mark the lightest highlight on the ball. We shade the space around it, barely pressing on the pencil. Use a light tone to shade the reflex. When applying shading, remember the shape of the figure. As a result, we will get several gradations of light. The transitions between them must be gently shaded. The drawing is ready.
Christmas tree ball
If you want to work with paints, the drawn circle can be turned into Christmas decoration. How to draw a ball on a Christmas tree? Start by drawing the mount as a low cylinder on the side or top of the circle. Mark the teeth on the clip to make it look more authentic. Use a pencil to draw patterns on the toy.
Select the main tone on the palette and apply it without going beyond the edges. Highlights on the ball can be achieved using a damp brush or by adding white paint. Let's put a lighter shade around them. The darkened side is shaded with black or purple. Make the transitions between colors smooth and blurry. New Year's patterns draw with gouache. All that remains is to color the cap with the loop, the contrasting background and the shadow cast by the toy.
Travel balloon
The ability to draw a sphere is necessary for an artist to depict more complex subjects. After all, all objects around us consist of simple geometric shapes. Let's make sure of this by drawing a balloon for flying according to the instructions given below:
- Draw the ball step by step, using a square and a rhombus for support. Erase the extra lines, leaving them through the center. Extend it downwards.
- Draw a small volumetric cube to the line, which will later turn into a basket.
- More precisely, outline the outline of the balloon, which tapers at its base and resembles an inverted light bulb. To do this, draw lines from the sides of the circle downwards, and from them draw cables to the basket. Hang a cylindrical heating pad directly below the ball on the central rope.
- Use ovals to mark the bottom of the dome and the transverse ropes surrounding it.
- Use smooth lines to indicate the longitudinal ropes on the balloon.
Let's add details
Which one will look believable? We'll take care of the details. On the dome we will draw segments along the axial lines, like an orange. You can add stripes and patterns. Let's designate the basket in more detail and attach handles to it. Let's put people inside. Let's erase the extra lines. When coloring the balloon, don't forget about the highlights on each side of the dome. Then it will look voluminous.
It's the landscape's turn. Draw blue sky, White clouds. Below are green forests, fields, lakes. To give the drawing some dynamics, depict birds flying, people moving on the ground. Beautiful picture It may well become an interior decoration.
How to draw a ball? At first glance, there is nothing complicated here. However, in reality, you will need a lot of effort to make the strokes neat and the play of light and shade believable. Having mastered the laws of constructing elementary forms, the arrangement of highlights and shadows, you will be ready to create masterpieces. All that is required is patience and sincere desire.
