How To Draw A Watermelon

<p>Shall we draw a watermelon with colored pencils? Why not! First we have to choose the correct pencil palette – a few green ones (in warmer and colder colors), yellow and brown ones. Each picture’s palette is always limited by a certain set of colors.</p> <p>As always we need a paper suitable for colored pencils (fine-grained is the best one and the most pleasant to draw on) and an eraser.</p> <p>1. First we draw a circle with an ellipse inscribed on top of it. Then we mark the tail.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/uOVdd-DsI2AQGTZC1STpyKOlT-A=/71205a30aca74803b9bcb49cf01fe7de"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/uOVdd-DsI2AQGTZC1STpyKOlT-A=/71205a30aca74803b9bcb49cf01fe7de" data-image="31292"></a></figure> <p>2. We mark the position of watermelon’s pattern with the help of stripes.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/uN0MuHr3EQUyWeTkapJrEgWukRU=/83b87310199e41d588708ae1a19e1a04"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/uN0MuHr3EQUyWeTkapJrEgWukRU=/83b87310199e41d588708ae1a19e1a04" data-image="31293"></a></figure> <p>3. We color the entire surface in a yellow green color (not very densely). Try to color it gradually and avoid using all paper’s resource from the start.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/MKVS1zw5p9LEy-ZJiveBPrvNfHE=/b5b3b56a0d4246549cbf88e985c89f2d"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/MKVS1zw5p9LEy-ZJiveBPrvNfHE=/b5b3b56a0d4246549cbf88e985c89f2d" data-image="31294"></a></figure> <p>4. Then we start marking the drawing itself with dark green pencil. It’s not necessary to copy every point and stripe shown in the picture.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/KRb0X9MgYXMgkAdqoRoWjE8yqwM=/01a98d5ba11c42f780bdfb2996ae5131"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/KRb0X9MgYXMgkAdqoRoWjE8yqwM=/01a98d5ba11c42f780bdfb2996ae5131" data-image="31295"></a></figure> <p>5. We add color to every part of the watermelon, making its color deeper.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/Trvgto50AcdmGMLS5WFucOzlGts=/b314191881ab4ffea11c6640064d47b4"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/Trvgto50AcdmGMLS5WFucOzlGts=/b314191881ab4ffea11c6640064d47b4" data-image="31296"></a></figure> <p>6. We continue coloring our watermelon in different shades of green (we use warmer ones for the top and colder ones for the bottom), leaving a light place for the patch of the reflected light.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/rf3glUDYT41s0t1Y8mZhLuGvmqk=/a2ff6ccffca2447c91cd887e374a974e"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/rf3glUDYT41s0t1Y8mZhLuGvmqk=/a2ff6ccffca2447c91cd887e374a974e" data-image="31297"></a></figure> <p>7. Then we add thin streaks of green to lighter part of watermelon’s peel.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/zDl9YGKClZzAd6eG8lFQuNgwVSQ=/e791ff0973494285bb8f29e2c8d9479b"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/zDl9YGKClZzAd6eG8lFQuNgwVSQ=/e791ff0973494285bb8f29e2c8d9479b" data-image="31298"></a></figure> <p>8. In the end we color a tail, adding a brownish grey shades. We distinguish the base of a tail on the left side with the help of a darker color. Then we add colder tones to lower part of the watermelon. And we add a drop shadow.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/1MYuGznsANbf_TaaVBb84sG3kP0=/974081f3c73a4ac58f2abe5f7ec4ba6d"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/1MYuGznsANbf_TaaVBb84sG3kP0=/974081f3c73a4ac58f2abe5f7ec4ba6d" data-image="31299"></a></figure>