How to Hand Sketch in 3D

Hand sketching in 3D opens a whole world of shapes and forms to draw. Once you know the basics of 3D hand sketching, you will be able to draw objects they have the depth you see in a photograph. Drawing well in 3D requires you know how to create 3D boxes. After you learn to sketch a 3D box, you can use sketches of 3D boxes to outline the general form of any object you want to draw.

Things You'll Need

  • Ruler
  • Graph paper
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
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Instructions

    • 1

      Mark a point on the center of your paper. Label this point "VP" as an abbreviation for vanishing point (a point where lines on a 3D box will eventually converge to).

    • 2

      Draw a rectangle that is 2 inches wide and 1 inch high starting at a point on the lower left edge of your paper. Label the lower left vertex of the rectangle as point "A," the upper left vertex of the rectangle as point "B," the upper right vertex of the rectangle as point "C" and the lower right vertex of the rectangle as point "D." Label the line that connects point "A" and point "B" as "AB." Label the line that connects point "B" and point "C" as "BC." Label the line that connects point "C" and point "D" as "CD." Label the line that connects point "D" and point "A" as "DA."

    • 3

      Draw a line from point "B" to point "VP." Label this line "BVP" Draw a line from point "C" to point "VP." Label this line "CVP" Draw a line from point "D" to point "VP." Label this line "DVP"

    • 4

      Draw a line 1 inch above line "BC" that is parallel to line "BC" and starts on the line "BVP" and ends on the line "CVP." Label the start point on this line as "E" and the end point on this line as "F." Label the line "EF."

    • 5

      Draw a vertical line from point "F" to the point where this line intersects with line "DVP." Label this intersection point as "G." Label this vertical line as "FG."

    • 6

      Erase the line that extends from point "E" to point "VP." Erase the line that extends from point "F" to point "VP." Erase the line that extends from point "G" to point "VP."

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