Tutorial Tuesday

Shape Basics: Primitive & Primary Shapes

Get to know basic primitive shapes that you can use to build up a drawing. Primitive shapes are a great tool for breaking down complex forms into simplified shapes. It is much easier to visualize the simple shapes and arrange your ideas. Practice drawing shapes from all angles and perspective, squash and stretch them so when it comes time to draw you are already familiar with the shapes.

Start with circles and squares. Squash and stretch them into different sizes and shapes. Play around and have fun with it.

Combine the circles and squares to create more shapes. Don’t be afraid to try different combinations and fill a page of shapes.

Put the shapes together and draw something. Simple shapes can create fun images and you can combine the shapes to get more complex drawings.

Go ahead and try this, have fun and doodle. Let’s see what you can come up with.

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