GRID STEP. You can print out the base construction lines and start drawing on tracing paper, or you can draw the grid layout yourself using the following steps.1) Draw a rectangle that will define the conditional proportions and boundaries of the chosen drawing. 2) From the middle of the rectangle, draw one vertical and one horizontal line equally dividing the shape. 3) Draw another horizontal line equally dividing the upper half of the rectangle. Similarly, draw a horizontal line equally dividing the bottom half of the rectangle. 4) Draw a vertical line equally dividing the left half of the rectangle. Similarly, draw a vertical line equally dividing the right half of the rectangle.

STEP 1. Mark off the width and height of the picture. Draw an oval for the bowl. Add guidelines for the fruit-piece.

STEP 2. Draw the shape of the bowl.

STEP 3. Use guidelines to define places for the apple and bananas.

STEP 4. Sketch plums and the brim of the bowl.

STEP 5. Draw the bananas.

STEP 6. Add a pear. Detail the bananas and apple.

STEP 7. Work on the whole figure, paying special attention to detail.

STEP 8. Contour the bowl of fruits, trying to vary the thickness and darkness of the line. Add more detail, add the table. Erase all guidelines.