How to draw 3D volumes | TIP 172

Let’s draw 3D volumes!

If you are beginner, download the Designer Starter Kit first.

Are you making this mistake? “Edgy corners”

See in transparency: Draw the bottom surface with an ellipse.

Are your cylinders look flat?

Draw it step by step: 1- Axis | 2- Ellipses | 3- Connect the ellipses

Take note the the cylinders get wider when they “go down”

Explanation here with 1-point perspective. A cylinder can be embed in a box.

Think a cylinder like many coins in perspective!

In perspective, all the dots are well connected.

Trying to draw cubes without perspective rule is super tough!!

How to draw a cube step-by-step with 2-point perspective

Remember to use line weight to make it more obvious.

Preview of foreshortening with a cube in 2-point perspective

To get a tilted cube, just tilt the horizon line

Time for rough sketches! A trick is to start with a corner or a top or below surface first. Try both and see what you prefer.

Find the center axis of a cube adding diagonals on top and below surfaces

You can add a cylinder inside the cube using simple geommetry

And inside the cylinder, you can add a cone as well!