Every carrot has unique curves.
Drawing carrots well is a must for any still-life that includes vegetables. Learning to draw carrots takes anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on your art background. Practice regularly to keep your skills sharp, and draw or paint in areas that have good light so you can see your work.
Instructions
1. Set some carrots on your table. While you practice your drawing skills, having the real item on hand helps you get the small details right.
2. Draw a small circle to begin with. This forms the top of the carrot. As a guide line, draw a straight line down from the center of the circle. Make the line four to five inches long; this will be the carrot shaft.
3. Add three to four wavy lines from the top of the circle to be your carrot leaves. Omit the leaves to draw a carrot without leaves.
4. Draw lines from the sides of your circle to the end of your vertical line, to create a teardrop-shaped carrot. Now you've got the basics of the vegetable down.
5. Erase the vertical guideline and the bottom half of the circle to have only the outline of your carrot.
6. Draw short horizontal lines to serve as ridges or bumps on your carrot. Look at the real carrots you set up and incorporate the spacing of their ridges to get it right.
7. Flesh out the leaves, again drawing from your real carrots. Thicken the leaves with your pencil and give them the shape of true carrot leaves, with feathered edges.
