How to Draw Metal Letters
Metal letters appear in shop signs, advertisements, and on awards or medals; they also appear in art. Though there are many ways to depict metal in a drawing, using bolts, sharp three-dimensional lines and drawing spots where the light is reflected all indicate a metal object.
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Instructions
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Drawing a Metal A
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Draw a triangle. Have one point of the triangle facing up, and a horizontal base of the triangle. Try to make the sides as evenly lengthened as possible.
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Draw a line parallel to the left side of the triangle, marking the left side of the capital A. On the right side of the triangle, draw a line parallel to it, followed by a smaller parallel line.
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Draw a line paralleling the left side of the triangle that is the same size as the smaller parallel line on the right side of the triangle. Have these two lines intersect, creating a diamond in the center of the triangle. Color this in.
At the top of the triangle, draw a line pointing diagonally up and rightwards. Draw a parallel line of the same length, starting from the bottom right corner of the triangle.
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Draw small circles, lining up on either side of each line, and at all the corners of the pieces of metal. These are bolts, and the drawing of an A should begin to take on an industrial sheet-metal, modern design.
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Draw some slivers and wider blob-shapes on the A, indicating ripples in the metal or points where light reflects off it. Add a few lines on the right side of the A at the base, to indicate a shade spot.
Drawing a Metal B
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Draw a tall rectangle. Draw a vertical line, parallel to the left side of the rectangle, making it look like a book with a thick binding. Divide the space to the right of this evenly, with a horizontal line.
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Draw two vertical lines in the top right square, creating three even columns. Divide the column with two narrow horizontal lines, so there are now nine squares on top. Color in the center square. Follow the same instructions for the bottom square.
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Draw circles in the corners of each box. These are bolts, to give the appearance of a metal B sculpture, fastened together.
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Draw lines going diagonally up and rightwards, coming from the top right and bottom left of the rectangle. Connect both of these lines.
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Draw a line pointing up and rightwards from the top left of the square, and connect it to the line coming from the top right of the square. This is the top of the three-dimensional B. Add bolts to the corners of the side and top of the B.
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Add shading, and small vertical slivers along the metal B. This should create a metal-looking texture and show points where the metal B is hit with light.
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