Still Life With Fruit

Practice observation in this art lesson: still life with fruit.

🎨 Studio Brief #2

Arrange three pieces of fruit on a table and draw them from observation.

🎯 Your mission

Draw it slow. Then draw it again, faster.

⚡ The twist

No erasing. Mistakes become part of the drawing.

What you'll learn

Arrange three pieces of fruit on a table and draw them from observation. Still life teaches you to see shapes, shadows, and how objects relate to each other in space.

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Techniques you'll practise

observationvalue shadingcomposition

You will need

Pencils (HB and 2B)Colored pencils

Step 1 of 4

Arrange fruit on a cloth with a single light source from one side.

Step 2 of 4

Sketch the basic shapes lightly: circles for apples, ovals for pears.

Step 3 of 4

Observe the shadows—where light hits and where it doesn't. Add shading with the side of your pencil.

Step 4 of 4

Add details like stems, spots, and the texture of the fruit skin.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 The pencil was invented over 400 years ago. Same idea ever since.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Leonardo da Vinci filled 13,000+ pages of sketchbooks — most just curious doodles.

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