Building volumes in sketching

Hey all. I am new to ID and am trying to amp my skills at sketching. What is the best way to build any 3D volume in perspective?

Kashyap,
That’s an extremely broad question… have you looked at any sketching tutorials on YouTube?
Spencer Nugent… look for the one called “how to sketch anything,” which is probably most relevant to your question: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjZ8ePITBc0KXHkDGMOHhumpTqPv3TA8r
Michael DiTullo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLFNm0OPvpG2CK_Zn9bpeQ
idcreatures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7EBF209E25F1624E

There are a ton of others out there, too. I also recommend following sketchers on Instagram (including Michael and Spencer) to keep a steady influx of inspiration. There are also some good sketching books out there, but I find videos to be much more helpful. One that comes to mind is Koos Eissen’s “Sketching: the basics”.

I would totally recommend that you start sketching and posting your sketches here daily for feedback! It’s a great way to focus your efforts and keep committed to learning and improving. Getting feedback really makes the difference with how fast you’ll improve.

If you want to have a guide to follow, one book that’s a set up to teach sketching from the beginning is How to Draw by Scott Robertson. It gives you a bunch of great exercises to train your eye and arm to learn the fundamental muscle control for sketching and it also goes really deep into perspective.

Don’t worry about posting something you’re not as proud of for a first try! If you keep it up you’ll enjoy looking back on where you started. Looking forward to seeing you sketches, good luck! :slight_smile: