Learn to 3Draw
Drawing in three dimensions,
three ways
A 3D drawing is a flat picture that convinces the eye it has depth — or, in the studio, a real object you can turn around. The skill underneath is the same either way: think in boxes, balls and tubes; know where the light comes from; know which way is up, across and toward you. Each guide stands alone. Take them in any order.
3Draw in the Studio
No pencil — a graph. Build from a word, an emoji, a photo or a shape, then select, paint and move the blocks yourself.
Open the guide →
3Draw with Equations
One line of math is a drawing instruction. Curves, closed shapes, landscapes and solids — then combine them into objects.
Open the guide →3Draw on Paper
Eye level, vanishing points, boxes, ellipses and light. The drawing habits that make everything else easier — in a week of short drills.
Open the guide →One ball, three ways
The same shape shows up in all three guides, so skills carry over.
| Where | How you make a ball |
|---|---|
| Studio | Plot one in the calculator, turn on Select mode, and paint a face on it block by block. |
| Equations | x^2+y^2+z^2 = 144 — every block whose distance from the centre is 12. |
| Paper | A circle, one curved line around its middle, and shading that turns away from the light. |
Not sure where to start?
- You've never drawn in 3DStart on paper with the box drills, then open the studio and draw the same boxes in blocks.
- You like the studio alreadyStart with the studio guide's block painting, then add equations for shapes you can't type.
- You think in numbersStart with equations. The combining trick near the end builds whole objects from a single line.