Mango study

Practice drawing mango with clear contours and selected overlaps. Lean a cut cheek in front and mark its narrow skin rim. Add the short stem, leaf and a few small skin marks, with a quiet gray accent beneath the cut cheek.

A way into the drawing

1. Start with the main forms

   Draw a curved oval that is fuller at one end.

2. Build the overlaps

   Lean a cut cheek in front and mark its narrow skin rim.

3. Choose the finishing details

   Add the short stem, leaf and a few small skin marks, with a quiet gray accent beneath the cut cheek.

A small thing to tryKeep the two ends unequal so the whole fruit has the characteristic mango curve.