How to Draw Water Drops 3D with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Simple drawing for kids and beginners.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Sketch three circles of different sizes. We decided to draw three drops of water because we could arrange them into an interesting and balanced composition. If you just want to practice or try it out, you can start by just drawing a drop. You’ll want to draw a medium-sized droplet to clearly see what you’re doing and allow you to successfully repeat the next steps. Before we start drawing or shading any actual object, we’ll want to ask ourselves the following questions:
Step 2
Now that we’ve observed our water drops, let’s start adding shadows. Water is transparent, which means it will have the color of its surroundings. When sketching water droplets on a gray background, they will be slightly darker than the tone of the gray paper.
Start coloring and adding volume to the water drops. You need to decide where the light will fall upon drop. In our drawing, the light falls from the top, on the left side. This means we will be shading this part of the drop with a pencil which will be the main tone. Ball more than half of the drops.
Give advice:
Make sure not to press too hard on the pencil and shade with light, even movements. You’ll want to create a gradient starting at the edges, then relieve the pressure as you move towards the center. It will be easier to blend the light and dark parts of the water drops since we don’t press too hard on the pencil. This will give us a smooth and uniform gradient.
To start shading the drop, hold the pencil at an angle of about 45 degrees. You will want to hold the pencil in your hand, unlike the way we hold a ballpoint pen. This way you won’t be drawing with the tip of the pencil but with the side of the graphite tip. You can easily create separate layers and cover a large area of the drawn object.
Step 3
We already know that our ray of light falls on the drop point from the top left corner. Where the light hits the drop, a highlight will appear. The highlight is the bright area of the subject. We’ll create this effect using a white charcoal pencil and the same techniques we used to fill the water drops with other tones.
Step 4
Use the medium paper mixer from the set to give the drop a more transparent look and smooth our shadows. Use a paper mixer to blend the gray and white parts, creating a smooth gradient from gray to white.
Give advice:
Don’t press too hard on the paper mixer to get a smooth gradient. First, gradually cover the light area, then move to the dark area.
You always want to work from light to dark when creating shadows and tones. If your drawing is too light, we can easily darken the tones. However, if the tone is too dark, it will be much harder to lighten the area.
If you use an eraser, this can interrupt the shadow layers you’ve created. It may be a little more difficult for you to get a smooth transition from light to dark.
Step 5
If there is light, there must be darkness. It will usually form on the opposite side of the light source. Draw small dark arcs under each drop to represent the shadow they are creating.
Step 6
Blend the shadows from the water drops to make them look softer and more diffuse.
There is always at least one light source in every environment. When we know where the light is coming from, we can direct the rays of light at our drop of water. Where the ray of light hits the drop of water, a glare will appear. The glare will be small, but very clear and bright. It is usually indicated by a pure white dot on the surface of the water droplet.
Here is the drawing for your reference