How to Draw a Mirror

Sample Drawing Lesson from You Can Draw Cartoony Things! A Printable Creative Playbook

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Free Mirror / Looking Glass Drawing Lesson

Download Lesson #1: Mirror & Nit Wits Comic "Mirror Image"
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Nit Wits #5 ("Mirror Image") was my first attempt at mirroring an image from a looking glass point of view. It wasn't just a simple matter of flipping my artwork — I had to draw a front and back version of a mirror and then position it correctly, perspectively speaking. Oh, and then there was the matter of the "human length" mirror narrowing towards the bottom that made getting the 'bleeding off' reflective viewpoint correct.

Drawing a hand-held mirror (that's not looking at itself) is a simple task. Try drawing your own mirror by following my step-by-step drawing lesson #1.