A cutlery designed to receive liquid food is called a spoon. Over the millennia, it has undergone many changes and modifications, despite the simplicity of its form. At one time, a spoon was even a piece of art - appliances were decorated with ornaments and metal weaving of silver or gold.
In each house you can find at least three different types of spoons of different sizes: dessert, tea and table. In this article, you will learn how to draw a spoon with a simple pencil. If you are ready, then proceed to the process.
Necessary materials
Before you touch creativity and learn how to draw a spoon, prepare stationery.
You will need:
- white sheet of paper;
- ordinary simple pencil;
- eraser.
How to draw a spoon with a pencil in stages?
For novice artists to portray a spoon is not difficult. The main thing is to be patient and boldly get to work.
So, let's begin:
- Draw a blank rectangle. At first, this sketch may resemble another device - a plug. But after rounding the forms and adding volume, definitely, you get a spoon.
- Draw the oval shape of the spoon in the resulting rectangle.
- Do not forget that all metal and smooth objects reflect light. Select the places of reflection on the spoon - here you will need to draw glare.
- Shade the areas of the spoon where light is not reflected by applying a darker tone.
- Penumbra make a little lighter.
- There is no need to shade the picture where the light falls.
- Draw the shadow from the spoon.
Interesting Facts
Nowadays, a spoon is a necessary and necessary device with which you can collect liquid and other friable substances and, for example, bring it to your mouth. This device has been known since time immemorial. The very first spoon among the Greeks was a seashell. In ancient times, such cutlery was made of horns, wood, bones and stone.
After the development of metals by people, they began to make spoons, which in shape already resembled a modern cutlery. The Slavic people found a wooden spoon in a new application, using it as a musical instrument. At the moment, there are spoons of various sizes.
Draw an ordinary spoon
Many beginners are interested in the question of how to draw a spoon quickly and correctly. The answer is simple: you can effectively depict an object in many ways, using different techniques.
If a child decided to draw it, then you can do it using a simplified technique. If an adult takes up work, then this phased lesson should be taken to help.
Consider:
- Sketch the shape of the spoon and draw a long handle. Display the width of the main part of the spoon.
- Next, draw the part of the spoon on which the food is collected - the boat.
- Draw a spoon handle.
- Erase the auxiliary lines and draw a silhouette of highlights on the spoon.
- Fill dark areas with a more intense tone, do not forget to draw lines on the pen.
- Add a darker tone and make a smooth transition of color. Remember to apply glare.
- In a very light tone, turn over the spoon and draw a shadow. In addition, on the right, select the outline with a solid line. Thicken this part of the contour only downward, thereby showing the thickness of the spoon.
- Hatch the shadows.
Your drawing is complete.
Conclusion
This article describes how to draw a regular spoon in a simple and affordable way. However, you can try portraying a more sophisticated cutlery. For example, you can draw a spoon with metal weaving or ornament, invent and recreate your own version on paper. The result obtained depends on the skills and understanding of the created picture.