- Rocks are one of the easiest subjects to draw, if you understand light and shadow. Making a rock look realistic isn't hard. They don't move. You can draw from real ones. A little pebble can become a boulder in your landscape, or even a mountain.
Pick a pebble or rock, and set it out with a light that's at an angle to it on your table. Move the light or the rock until it has an interesting shadow. Interesting shadows are distinct, easy to see, take up a reasonable area near the object and show a little of its shape.
If your pebble is rounded and smoothed from a river it may be a simple oval without any features or details. But if it's broken or odd shaped, turn it so those cracks, shadowed indentations and details show.
Sketch the rock with your pencil, lightly. Sketch the outline of the shadow and of any shadows on the rock, as well as cracks and details. Take your time and try to get the shape of the rock accurate in your contour drawing. This is like other still life drawing, the more often you draw one particular rock, the more accurately you'll draw any rocks. Odd shapes are sometimes easier to get in proportion than perfect ovals, but give it some care and keep sketching till you have an accurate contour drawing.
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