When you draw wheels do they wobble and lurch at crazy angles? Do they look like they inspired Lee Marvin and that song on 'Paint Your Wagon' - even though they're not rolling...?

Getting wheels in the correct perspective is vital to give authenticity to a vehicle - or indeed any round shape viewed from an oblique angle.

In this video tutorial, you'll find out how to quickly and easily set up your wheels so they always look right - either on their own or in relation to other wheels as well. And there's no need for measuring or complex calculations....


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Learning how to draw shadows is an important skill in art which you need to master. However, it needn't be difficult and this tutorial video covers several basic shapes to show you how and where shadows fall, depending also on the direction of the light.

It also shows you how shading is used simply, to define the shape of an object, be it round, flat or spherical.

Once you have this knowledge, it's an easy matter to do the same thing, using paints instead of a pencil...


submitted: 5 years and 3354 days ago