How to Draw

Baker, S. D. (2021). Draw your world: How to sketch and paint your remarkable life. Watson-Guptill.

Preferred Range: 4B-HB, pencils most used are 2B and 3B
Blackwing Pearl, Caran d’Ache’s Swiss Wood pencil

Pigma Micron
Faber-Castell Pitt Artist
Pentel Arts
Zig Millennium

Winsor and Newton Series 7 in size 3 for small ullustrations

Find something you are familiar with
Spend 1-2 minutes just looking at it
Just draw it.
Save the drawing, and put it in a place where you can visit again in a few weeks or months or even years

A visual breakdown of light and shadow

Light Source: the direction and location that the dominant light is coming from
Highlight: The whitest or lightest point where light directly hits the surface of your subject
Midtones: The range of moderate shading as the subject curves away from the light source
Reflective Light: A subtle amount of light that bounces off a surface to create a slightly brighter area underneath the core shadow area
Cast shadow: The shadow that falls on the surface underneath your subject. It will be darkest closest to the subject and begin to get lighter as it falls away
Core shadow: The darkest part of the subject, where it is farthest away or completely hidden from light