How to Draw and Shade a Cube

Easy way to figure out how much shading goes onto each surface of a cube.

►Learn how to draw with pencils with my step by step drawing tutorials. Let me show you how to draw anything from beginning to the end. For some subject like drawing animals, blocking in the basic shapes first is useful. For portrait drawings, starting with the eye is my preferred method of drawing. But whatever the subject matter or method, I will always show you the easiest and most effective way to draw.

What drawing level are you at? If you are a BEGINNER artist, watch my basic drawing and shading videos:

If you are an INTERMEDIATE artist, then portrait drawings should be a challenge to you:

Timed Drawing CHALLENGES:

Drawing ANIMALS is a great way to learn about form and shading. Learn how to draw horses, lions, elephants, sharks, etc here:

Learn how to draw human anatomy the easy way. These videos will show you how to draw the head, eyes, nose, lips, and hands:

Let's draw the human FIGURE in MOTION. Here are some simple steps to drawing great action poses:

Draw any kind of HAIRSTYLES, whether it is straight hair or wavy hair, here is how you draw great looking hair:

Want to draw GAME CHARACTERS? These game character drawings will help you draw with a more illustrative style.
CLASH of CLANS and CLASH ROYALE game characters:
OVERWATCH game characters:
MORTAL KOMBAT game characters:
WORLD of WARCRAFT characters:

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[enigmatrece]

Great.
I'm getting my first tutorial classes from you & I am getting so much useful information.
Most easy way to learn, wonderful as you elaborate on techniques and visualizing the light direction, thank you...
I have been drawing by pure instinct and love of art.
Thank you Wei, most grateful.

[siastheyoutuber]

“Now it looks like your cube is actually sitting there.”
Me:*Looks down* my cube looks like it got ran

[tinktwiceman]

Best video ever. Thank you sharing the angle information with us. most will tell you how to shade a cube, but not why certain sides are brighter than others. Thankk youu so much!

[kimtaehung]

As a fashion designing student our first basic assignment is to to draw 3D perspective shapes and this is so much helpfull THANK YOU SO MUCHH . I will surely pass😁😁😁

[sadhvikas]

This just gets way more fun when you know hot it works. You literally explained it better in 10 minutes, than my arts teacher in 5 hours. "Just use common sense" she said. Then she proceeded to show random and weird looking stuff without explanation. You just explaned it. We will write an exam on this tomorrow and you just saved my butt. Thanks.

[jimmychadwick]

I appreciate your effort very much. I think your explanations are lucid and exact. I especially like two characteristics of the video: 1. no music; 2. actual time, not speeded-up time. Watching the video was very much like having a tutor show the lesson. Thank you.

[les]

Thank you so much for this video (the whole series infact). I have learnt so much and the way you explain the lighting and shadow effect is super helpful. Thank you!

[thegingerunicorn]

You are the best teacher I have found on YouTube. Thank you for freely sharing your knowledge as any true artist should be doing. Knowledge is power. Teaching your knowledge to others continues the knowledge.

[uberelch]

Thank you so much Wei! I've been going through tons of books and tutorials for beginners but you're by far the most exhaustive yet fun and pedagogic tutor I've found. Finally learning to draw is inspiring again! =)

[emo._.mushroom.]

thank you, I'm applying for an art school and your tutorials help a whole lot

[dripwithdai]

THE BEST TEACHER ON YOUTUBE, I LEARN SO MUCH WITHIN 3 MINTUEs

[rich]

Excellent. Thanks for the tips on drawing straight lines and finding the shadow.

[Dontbeweakvato]

+art of wei .... awesome video. yours are best anywhere on the internet!

[tammypayne]

Thank you so much for this video ! I am really enjoying trying to understand how light hits surfaces and you have really helped me !!!

[nicktauro]

I learned more in this video than my drawing 1 college class.

[DestinedOne-ym]

Your video is just awesome. I always have problems working with lights and shadings on my drawings. Tks Wei!!! Keep up the good works!!!

[subscriberNoVideoevermade]

Took 19 minutes to work it out but was completely worth it :)

[InfernoXID]

I always had trouble with putting shades on my drawing, but i feel that your advice may come in handy in getting a grasp on mastering how to shade.

[lisamaier]

Great tutorial. I feel like after 9 videos I am FINALLY getting the shading of the cast shadow :)

[tinktwiceman]

Awesome video!! Thank youu Wei! You considered my request and did a great job :) You're an awesome teacher!