Black and gray marker drawing of two sliced bagel halves with tilted oval holes and curved thickness edges on pale textured sketchbook paper.
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Bagel study

Practice drawing bagel with clear contours and a few selected details. Tilt the upper half behind it and repeat the central hole in perspective. Add curved thickness edges and a little gray inside the hole.

Food & drinkEasyMarker15 min, at your pace
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A way into the drawing

  1. Start with the main forms

    Draw a broad oval ring for the lower half.

  2. Build the overlaps

    Tilt the upper half behind it and repeat the central hole in perspective.

  3. Choose the finishing details

    Add curved thickness edges and a little gray inside the hole.

A small thing to tryMake the hole a tilted oval that follows the outside ring.