One table lamp in three-quarter view, tapered shade, narrow supporting stem and round weighted base. Black and gray fineliner drawing on warm textured sketchbook paper.

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Table lamp fine ink study

One table lamp in three-quarter view, tapered shade, narrow supporting stem and round weighted base. Practice structure, perspective and developed values in fine ink.

Everyday objects Challenging Fineliner70 min, at your pace

A way into the drawing

Establish the main shapes
Place the shade above a central stem.
Connect the structure
Join the stem to the base and add the shade opening.
Develop the drawing
Resolve the connected planes and overlaps, then build layered details and a full range of local values. Preserve clear paper highlights.

A small thing to tryAlign the shade, stem and base along a stable axis.