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BASIC SKETCH

COMPOSITION

Take a sheet of sketch paper and use a soft pencil to lightly sketch the outline of the object. Draw it roughly – don’t fill in too much detail, rather focus on the basic composition (structure or compilation) and the proportions (the relationship between the sections).

LIGHT AND SHADOW

Leave the places where the light falls

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