What you'll learn

A wooden spoon offers a variety of textures from the smooth surface of the bowl to the grainy handle, making it a great subject for practicing texture. Hatching techniques will help depict the wood grain realistically.

What you'll need

✏️ Pencil (HB or 2B)🩹 Eraser📄 Paper or sketchbook⏱ 15 minutes of focus

Step-by-step: how to draw wooden spoon

Start by lightly sketching the basic shape of the wooden spoon, focusing on proportions.

Identify the areas where light and shadow fall, marking them lightly.

Using hatching, begin to render the grain pattern on the handle, varying line weight and spacing to show texture.

Move to the bowl of the spoon, using finer hatching lines to depict the smoother surface.

Refine shadows and highlights by adjusting line density, enhancing the overall three-dimensional effect.

Pro tips for drawing wooden spoon

—Observe the direction of the wood grain and follow it with your hatching.

—Vary line pressure to create a sense of depth and texture.

—Keep the light source in mind to ensure consistency in shadow placement.

Self-evaluation checklist

Assess if the wood grain pattern is convincing by checking if the texture suggests both the grain direction and surface unevenness. The spoon's form should appear three-dimensional and consistent with the light source.