Orange drawing

This tutorial shows how to draw an orange in four steps. It provides simple drawing examples with quick explanations for each of them. Orange drawing step by step In this example the orange is drawn from 3/4 view as it’s a good angle to show off it’s details. It’s recommended that you start the line drawing portion of the tutorial in pencil and switch to a black pen or marker after you are almost done. For drawing an orange slice see: Step 1 – Draw the Outline of the Orange Orange outline drawing First draw the outer shape of the orange as shown above. In this case it will be somewhat similar to an oval. Step 2 – Draw the Pedicel & Wrinkles Orange pedicel drawing To one side of the outline add the pedicel (the little green tip). Draw it with a star like shape and make the little leaves that form it slightly larger on the side facing towards the viewer. Inside the star draw a little bump as shown in the example. Going out from the pedicel add a few curved lines to give the orange some “wrinkles” that they often have around that area. Step 3 – Draw the Texture & Finish the Line Drawing Orange line drawing At this stage you can go over the line drawing with either a black pen, marker or darker pencil lines. Afterwards you can also add a hint of it’s texture with some tiny curves. Add these to the side opposite the going along the bottom right of the orange (as shown in the example). If you feel confident enough you can draw them in pen/marker right away. If you are not so sur...