As you know, a person normally has 32 teeth. Each of them has a different shape, structure and purpose. The front ones are called incisors, followed by fangs and chewing. Nature gave us incisors and fangs so that we would be able to bite through our food, and molars, or wisdom teeth, to chew it later on. To understand how to draw a tooth, you need to understand a little about its internal structure.
How does a human tooth work?
Students studying at the dental faculties are forced to make a huge number of detailed anatomical drawings during their studies. But we will consider only the main parts of the tooth and move on to drawing. All of them have a crown coated with white enamel. Underneath are hidden inner layers - dentin, pulp and nerve. Long and strong roots grow deep in the jaw of the tooth: it is one in the anterior and two to four in the farthest.
How to draw a tooth with children?
In order not to go into the anatomical details, a child or a novice, it is enough to remember the two main parts - the crown and roots. The easiest way to draw a tooth is if you imagine it in the shape of a heart with “legs”.
- Draw an elongated heart.
- Add to it the roots-legs.
With such a simple example, it is easiest to understand the general shape of a tooth. Later, you can proceed to a more detailed drawing.
How to draw a volumetric tooth?
In order to correctly and proportionally draw a human tooth, you need to approach the task more seriously. It is best to learn from observation, and you can look at them closely in front of a mirror. Having a good look, you can notice that our teeth (at least real ones) have not quite ideal and symmetrical proportions, as well as a lot of bulges, cavities and irregularities.
The basis of volumetric drawing is the play of light and shadow. Therefore, in the recesses of the tooth, it is necessary to indicate the shadow, and on its convex parts to show glare.
In addition, do not forget about the roots. In nature, they are extremely rare in an ideal direct form. Most often they have curvatures, and one of them, as a rule, is longer than the others. To keep the proportion, you need to remember that the crown of the tooth is usually half that of its root, and in order not to make a mistake, you can use the ruler in the process of drawing.
To start drawing a tooth is with the primitive forms described above. Gradually, you can add strokes to the texture, volume and realism. To draw a tooth is quite simple, as this is one of those things that we encounter daily and can imagine with our own eyes.