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<\/figure>\n\n\n[feast_advanced_jump_to]\n\n\nSketching a pear is a simple and beautiful way to practice drawing skills and perfect shading and shaping techniques. Training your eye and had to work together to depict the objects is an important part of learning how to draw well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before you attempt to draw an entire still life of fruit and other complex objects it is best to learn how to draw individual pieces of fruit. It is important to understand the shape, the way that light hits it, and how to draw what you actually see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Practice, practice, practice! Draw your pear over and over until you are comfortable with drawing the basic pear shape, shading in the darker areas, and blending it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The materials that you need for this lesson include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Paper (Drawing paper is best but you can use whatever you have available. I am using a 5.5 x 8.5-inch spiral-bound sketchbook with 60lb paper) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Pencil - use a soft pencil for the shading (a 7B, 8B, or 9N will be best, the higher the number the softer the pencil) and a hard pencil for the lines (H is good for this) or just use whatever pencil you have<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Eraser - white vinyl or other<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Brush - 2-inch chip brush for brushing away eraser dust, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Art Lesson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lightly sketch in pear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/artlooklearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/drawingapear8.jpg\")
Shade in dark areas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/artlooklearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/drawingapear7.jpg\")
Erase guidelines & remove dust with a brush <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/artlooklearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/drawingapear10.jpg\")
Blend shading with finger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n - \n
- Using the hard pencil mark the top and bottom of the pear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Draw a guide line down the center of the pear if you want.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sketch in a sphere for the bottom of the pear. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Draw in the top of the pear. Look at the photo or a real pear to get the shape correct. It might not be perfectly symmetrical. This is ok, fruit often is asymmetrical. Your drawing will be more realistic if you include this and other imperfections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sketch in the stem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lightly draw in the shadow area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Erase the guidelines that you don't need. Use the brush to sweep away any eraser dust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look at the shape of your pear and make any adjustments to the lines or form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Using the soft drawing pencil shade in the pear. Turn the paper as needed to make it easier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shade the entire pear, starting with the darkest areas. Leave the lightest highlight areas white.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Follow the contour of the pear along the sides and bottom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Leave a small light spot on the left side of the stem near the bottom. Then shade the rest of the stem very dark.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shade in the oval-shaped depression at the base of the stem very dark. Immediately outside of the depression is a highlight, so leave that area white.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Go over all the shaded areas again making them darker and creating contrast in the drawing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shade in the shadow area under the pear with a very light tone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Use your finger to blend the shaded areas. This will help make nice soft shading over your pear and smooth the transitions between the dark and light areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fine-tune your drawing and shading as needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Erase any highlighted areas that need to be a brighter white.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Variations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Add color to your pear drawing by painting it with watercolor paint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Practice sketching the same pear with a variety of colored pencils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add some background behind your pear. You could add walls, a tablecloth, windows etc. Use crosshatching to shade in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Drawing a pear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Tips and tricks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Make your initial sketch very light so the lines are easy to erase if not needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bottom of the pear is round so you can sketch it in like a sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Work across the entire drawing all at once. Don\u2019t just focus on one small area at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use the H pencil for the sketch and the softer 7, 8, or 9B pencil for shading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want, use your finger to gently blend the shading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Video (Drawing a Pear)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n