A folded paper airplane

Turn a familiar paper plane into a small perspective exercise. Separate the two wings and central fold with a single light shadow.

A way into the drawing

1. Find the direction

   Place the nose and the two rear wing corners. Connect them lightly to establish the overall triangular silhouette.

2. Separate the folds

   Draw the central ridge from the nose toward the rear. Connect each wing edge to it so the paper planes stay readable.

3. Shade one plane

   Use a light even pencil tone on the underside. Keep the top wings pale and strengthen only the edges that overlap.

A small thing to tryCheck the corners before darkening any line. Small changes to a corner can clarify the whole folded structure.