A cut pomegranate

A study of a cut pomegranate in front of a rounded fruit, with grouped seeds, pale membranes and a crown on textured sketchbook paper. Place a cut pomegranate face in front of a rounded outer fruit and mark their crowns.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the main forms

   Place a cut pomegranate face in front of a rounded outer fruit and mark their crowns.

2. Build the structure

   Divide the cut face into grouped seed chambers separated by pale membranes.

3. Develop selected details

   Group the seed shapes, reserve their highlights and shade the rind thickness and contact areas.

A small thing to tryTreat seeds as clusters before refining individual shapes.