Unleash your inner artist

With the right pencil, the correct depth of grey and some imagination, you can bring your ideas to life. Here are a few tips and techniques to draw still life.

• If you are a beginner, pick up simpler shapes and objects.
• Measure your subject. It doesn’t have to be precise. It’s just to give you an idea of ratio and proportion when you draw it on paper.
• Check the angle you want to draw at. Is it the full front view, or a profile that you are looking to draw.
• Draw a rough shape of the subject to get a feel of the eventual drawing.
• Give a form to the subject by observing the light and shadow areas. Fill the shadow areas with any style of shading you prefer.
• Now remove any unwanted construction lines.
• Correct and smoothen out any sharp edges or where mixing may not be proper.
• Add details and finish.