A delicious-looking subject to paint
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Use a pencil (or colored pencil) to draw a light sketch of your subject. Hold the pencil lightly to create soft lines that will blend in when you paint over them, and think about the geometric shapes that make up your food item: Is it a cylinder? A cube? A triangular prism (like a slice of cake or deep-dish pizza)?
2. To create the illusion of depth and make your picture look three-dimensional, you can use the one-point perspective method. Draw a dot above or to the side of your subject, and draw or imagine a line running from that dot to each corner of the object. Use these as guidelines to create a realistic three-dimensional-looking shape on paper.