A faceted crystal decanter

A study of a cut-crystal decanter with a faceted stopper and geometric reflections on textured paper. Construct the bottle silhouette, neck and stopper on a shared axis.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the construction

   Construct the bottle silhouette, neck and stopper on a shared axis.

2. Resolve the main structure

   Wrap the facet grid around the turning bottle volume.

3. Develop the detail

   Double selected glass edges and separate the thick base from the hollow body.

4. Control the values

   Build dark reflection accents around reserved bright highlights and pale transparent areas.

A small thing to tryKeep the bottle silhouette readable through the interior reflections.