How to Draw the Moon
Many people often think of the moon as being a blank and featureless sphere, but nothing could be further from the truth. Despite its surface being barren and colorless, the moon's surface features a varied topography of hills, canyons and craters. Any drawing of the moon should incorporate the proper shading to adequately reflect the moon's unique character. As long as the details are shaded properly, anyone can draw a convincing sketch of the moon.
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Instructions
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Draw a circle as large as you want to make your moon, using a compass and pencil.
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Shade in the craters and canyons of the left side and center of the moon with a dark pencil. These marks will be the darkest area of the moon. Lightly draw a circle one-sixth the size if the moon in the upper middle part of the moon. Draw one roughly the same size below the first. Draw three more circles touching each other side by side to the left of the second circle you drew. Shade in the middle left side of the moon. Shade the edges of the circles to straighten some of the curved edges and to blur the edges of each circle. This will give the craters an erratic pattern similar to the craters seen on the moon. Use a photograph of the moon as a reference to be as accurate as possible.
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Continue to shade out away from the edges of the dark parts of the moon on the left and center. Use a piece of tissue and gently rub the edges between the dark shading and lighter shading and between the white parts of the moon and the lightly shaded parts.
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References
- Photo Credit Digital Vision./Digital Vision/Getty Images
