How to Draw an Ice Cream Cone

Hakbang-hakbang

1. Hakbang 1

   Gumuhit ng isang mahabang manipis na tatsulok, point down.

   Not too narrow - the opening at the top should be about as wide as one scoop of ice cream, and about half as wide as the triangle is tall. A cone that is too thin reads as a party hat immediately.

   Mag-ingat Making the triangle too narrow and too long.

   Tingnan The triangle should be roughly twice as tall as it is wide.

2. Hakbang 2

   Isara ang tuktok na may isang mababaw na kurva, hindi isang tuwid na linya.

   The opening of a cone is a circle seen at an angle, so it curves. Which way it curves tells the viewer whether they are looking slightly down into the cone or up at it - pick one and commit.

   Mag-ingat A straight line across the top, which flattens the whole cone.

   Tingnan The top should be a visible curve.

3. Hakbang 3

   I-draw ang ibaba scoop bilang isang bilog na sumasaklaw sa kono pagbubukas.

   It has to sit ON the cone, which means its lower edge disappears behind the cone's rim. If the circle merely touches the top of the cone, the ice cream will look balanced there rather than resting in it.

   Mag-ingat A circle that sits on top of the rim without crossing it.

   Tingnan The circle should cross the cone's top curve.

4. Hakbang 4

   Idagdag ang itaas na kutsara, na sumasaklaw sa unang.

   Slightly smaller, and offset to one side rather than balanced dead centre - two scoops stacked perfectly reads as a snowman. Let it cross in front of the lower scoop's outline.

   Mag-ingat Perfectly centred scoops of identical size.

   Tingnan The top scoop should be off-centre and slightly smaller.

5. Hakbang 5

   I-Delete ang mga linya nakatago sa likod ng harap hugis.

   This is the step that turns three separate shapes into one object. Anything behind something else goes: the cone rim behind the scoop, the bottom scoop where the top one covers it. Overlap only works once you commit to it.

   Mag-ingat Leaving the construction lines visible, which makes everything look transparent.

   Tingnan No line should cross in front of a shape that is nearer to you.

6. Hakbang 6

   Gumawa ng mga gilid ng kutsara bumpy sa halip na ganap na bilog.

   Go round each circle and add three or four shallow bumps. Ice cream is soft and slumps; a perfectly circular scoop reads as a tennis ball, and the fix costs about ten seconds.

   Mag-ingat Making the bumps regular, which looks like a flower.

   Tingnan The outline should be uneven but still clearly round.

7. Hakbang 7

   I-draw ang waffle grid: naka-angkla linya ng isang paraan, pagkatapos ay ang iba pang.

   Both sets of lines curve with the cone, and they get closer together as the cone narrows toward the point. Lines drawn on a curved surface must curve - that single idea is worth more than the cone is.

   Mag-ingat A flat straight grid, which makes the cone look like a piece of graph paper.

   Tingnan The grid lines should be closer together near the point.

8. Hakbang 8

   Piliin ang isang liwanag na direksyon at shade isang panig ng bawat scoop.

   A scoop is a ball, so it is light on the side facing the light and dark on the other, with the darkest part just inside the edge rather than at it. Shade both scoops from the same side or they will look like separate drawings.

   Mag-ingat Shading each scoop from a different direction.

   Tingnan The shadow should be on the same side of both scoops.

9. Hakbang 9

   Ilagay ang isang lilim kung saan ang itaas na kutsara matugunan ang ibaba isa.

   Wherever one thing sits on another it casts a small shadow there, and that little dark crescent is what makes the top scoop sit ON the bottom one rather than beside it. Same at the cone's rim.

   Mag-ingat No contact shadows, so the scoops read as flat circles arranged on a page.

   Tingnan There should be a dark crescent at every place two shapes meet.

10. Hakbang 10

    Shade ang kono, madilim sa parehong panig bilang ang scoops.

    A cone is a cylinder that tapers, so it shades the same way: dark on the shadow side, with a thin lighter strip right at the edge where light bounces back up. Keep the strokes following the cone's slope.

    Mag-ingat Shading straight up and down, ignoring the cone's angle.

    Tingnan Your strokes should follow the sloping side of the cone.

11. Hakbang 11

    Pumunta sa ibabaw ng mga linya na nais mong panatilihin, at mawalan ng mga gabay.

    This is the step that turns a construction drawing into a finished one, and it is the one most people skip. Press harder on the outline and the features; leave the small stuff light. That difference in weight is what makes a drawing look deliberate rather than traced, and it costs thirty seconds.

    Mag-ingat Going over everything at the same weight, which flattens the drawing back out.

    Tingnan The outline should be clearly darker than the smallest details.