One carrot with a tapering root, slight bend and a small fan of leaves attached at the crown. Black and gray fineliner drawing on warm textured sketchbook paper.

Drawing referenceAbout reference use

Carrot fine ink study

One carrot with a tapering root, slight bend and a small fan of leaves attached at the crown. Practice clear contours and a few local shadows in fine ink.

Food & drink Easy Fineliner20 min, at your pace

A way into the drawing

Establish the main shapes
Draw the long taper and small crown.
Connect the structure
Attach the leaf stems and a few curved root marks.
Develop the drawing
Refine the clear outer contour, add only the most useful interior details and place a few small local shadows. Leave most of the paper open.

A small thing to tryLet the root marks turn around the carrot volume.