The Basic Form

Circle, Square, Rectangle, Triangle and Ovals are the basic shapes that will aid you in drawing objects more accurately. This technique can be used when drawing a landscape, or practically any other object or subject you wish to draw. As most paintings can be broken down into basic shapes.

Below are some of the basic shapes we are asked to sketch in class.

Basic Shapes and Forms

Cube to Pyramid

Cube to Cylinder

Cube to Sphere

Cube to Cone

Other than that, you can use basic shapes to define your drawing by adding in dimensions. For example, cubes, cones, sphere and etc.

Here are some of the methods I learnt to render out an object.
1. Look at the object you want to draw and determine the basic shapes that are needed to render the object.
2. Then, start by roughly locating where you want to place your object on the paper.
3. Draw in the basic shapes by monitor the object you are rendering.
4. Select the lines you want in your final drawing and draw out the complete shapes.
5. Use a darker shade pencil to trace the outline of the object.
6. Round off the shapes and blend the forms into each other. 

Besides that, we are required to draw several objects based on the basic forms given.

Mason Food Jar - Example of Cube

Candle - Example of Cylinder

Baseball - Example of Sphere

Christmas Tree - Example of Cone

Lighthouse - Example of Combination of Cone, Sphere, Cylinder and Cube.