How to Draw a Mug

ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step)

1. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 1

   ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಣ್ಣ ಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿ.

   Everything about the ellipses follows from this. If the mug is below your eye level you will see into it; if it is level you will not. Make the decision consciously now rather than letting it drift halfway through the drawing.

   ನೋಡು Not deciding, then drawing a rim that contradicts the base.

   ಗುರುತು You should be able to say whether you are looking down into this mug or across at it.

2. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 2

   ಆವೃತವನ್ನು ಒಂದೇ ವೇಗಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸಿ

   Go round three or four times without stopping and keep the best pass. Speed is what makes an ellipse smooth - drawn slowly it comes out lumpy on one side every single time, because your hand cannot hold a curve at low speed.

   ನೋಡು Building it out of short careful arcs.

   ಗುರುತು It should be symmetrical about its own long axis.

3. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 3

   ಎರಡು ಬದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಕೆಳಗೆ ರೆಕಾರ್ಡಿಂಗ್‌ ಮಾಡಿ.

   Start exactly at the ends of the ellipse's long axis. A slight taper inward looks more natural than perfectly parallel sides, and it is what most real mugs do.

   ನೋಡು Starting the sides inside or outside the rim, which leaves a visible step.

   ಗುರುತು Each side should begin exactly at the widest point of the rim.

4. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 4

   ಮೇಲಿನ ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ದೀರ್ಘವೃತ್ತದಿಂದ ಕೆಳಭಾಗವನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚು.

   The base is further from your eye level than the rim, so it is rounder. Same width, more curve. Getting this relationship right is the difference between a mug that sits on the table and one that appears to be sliding off it.

   ನೋಡು Drawing the base flatter than the rim, or as a straight line.

   ಗುರುತು Rounder than the rim, and exactly the same width.

5. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 5

   ಆರೋಹಣಾ ತಾಣದೊಳಗಿರುವ ಎರಡನೆಯ ಪರಿವರ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ.

   This thin band is the thickness of the ceramic, and it is what makes the top read as an opening rather than a painted disc. One stroke, following the rim's curve.

   ನೋಡು Drawing it parallel all the way round instead of following the ellipse.

   ಗುರುತು There should be a visible band between the two curves at the front.

6. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 6

   ಹಿಡಿವಿನ ಹೊರಗಣ ರಕ್ಷಾವನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ

   Start just below the rim and end about two-thirds of the way down the side. Both ends must touch the mug - a handle that floats beside the body is the most common error here and it is instantly visible.

   ನೋಡು Leaving a gap where the handle meets the mug.

   ಗುರುತು Both ends of the curve should touch the side of the mug.

7. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 7

   Give the handle thickness with a second curve inside.

   A handle is a strap, not a wire. The inner curve runs parallel to the outer one and meets the mug slightly closer in at both ends. This is a small change that makes a large difference to how solid the mug looks.

   ನೋಡು Drawing the handle as a single line.

   ಗುರುತು There should be a visible gap between the two handle curves.

8. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 8

   ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಬರುತ್ತದೆಂದು ಗುರುತು ಹಾಕು.

   Pick a side and commit. A cylinder shades differently from a sphere - the darkest band sits just inside the edge on the shadow side, not at the very edge, because light bounces back up off the table onto the rim.

   ನೋಡು Shading the very edge darkest, which makes the mug look flat.

   ಗುರುತು You should be able to say which side is lit.

9. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 9

   ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿಡಿರಿ.

   Work in one direction rather than scrubbing back and forth. Scrubbing gives an even grey, which is exactly the thing that makes a drawing look flat, so lay the strokes the same way and build the darkness in passes.

   ನೋಡು Being too timid. Beginners routinely stop two or three steps short of dark enough.

   ಗುರುತು The dark side should be clearly darker than the mid tone, not slightly.

10. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 10

    ಒಂದು ಛಾಯೆ (ಷೇಡ್) ಬದಿಯ ಬದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ತಿರುವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ.

    Light bouncing off the table catches the very edge of a cylinder, so the darkest band sits slightly INSIDE the outline. Leaving that thin lighter strip is what makes the mug read as round rather than as a shaded rectangle.

    ನೋಡು Running the shading right up to the outline.

    ಗುರುತು There should be a thin lighter line between your shading and the edge.

11. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 11

    ಕೆಳಗೆ ಇರುವ ಛಾಯೆಯ ಛಾಯೆಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ.

    The cast shadow is darkest where it touches the mug and softens as it moves away. It also anchors the object to a surface - without it the mug floats, however well you have shaded it.

    ನೋಡು Drawing it as an even grey blob detached from the object.

    ಗುರುತು It should touch the object and be darkest at that contact point.

12. ಅಡಿಯಿಡು (step) 12

    ನೀವು ಇಡಬೇಕೆಂದಿರುವ ಗೆರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಕರನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿರಿ.

    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.

    ನೋಡು Going over everything at the same weight, which flattens the drawing back out.

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