A modern little story about a child who learns that drawing everyday objects can be just as fun as drawing dragons and cars.

The Story

Parikshet stared at his dad's shiny phone on the table. "That," he said, "is what I am going to draw today." His dad raised an eyebrow. A phone? Really?

Parikshet picked up his sketchpad. "Yes, really." He started with a tall rectangle with soft, rounded corners. That was the body of the iPhone.

Then he added a smaller rectangle inside for the screen, and a tiny dot on top for the camera. On the back, he drew a little square with three round circles inside — the famous triple camera.

He coloured the body shiny blue and added a small Apple shape near the top. The phone on his page looked almost real enough to ring.

His older cousin laughed. "That is a great iPhone 13 Pro Max," she said, comparing it to the real one. "Maybe you should be a designer one day."

Parikshet smiled. He had learnt something important: everyday things — phones, cups, chairs — are just shapes waiting to be drawn.

🌟 The Moral

Inspiration is everywhere. The most ordinary objects can become brilliant drawings when you look at them as shapes.

What This Story Is About

  • Observation skills
  • Drawing modern objects
  • Imagining yourself as a designer

💭 Talk About It

  1. What everyday object would you like to draw next?
  2. What shapes can you see in your favourite toy?
  3. Would you rather design a phone or a car?

About This Story

In this drawing tutorial video, Parikshet takes you through a step-by-step guide to drawing a recognisable and fun character. Learning to draw teaches hand-eye coordination, patience, attention to detail, and the fundamental skill of breaking a complex image down into simple shapes — a technique used by professional illustrators worldwide.

What to Look For

  • Notice how Parikshet starts with simple basic shapes (circles, ovals, rectangles) before adding detail — this is the correct approach used by every professional artist and illustrator.
  • Watch the proportions of each element relative to the others — getting proportions right is often more important than perfect line quality.
  • See how he adds personality through small details — the expression, the posture, and the finishing touches are what make a drawing feel alive rather than flat.
  • Observe how he handles mistakes — professional artists understand that marks can be adjusted, lightened, or incorporated rather than treated as failures.

Words to Know

  • Proportion: The size relationship between different parts of a drawing — a character's head should be roughly a certain size relative to the body.
  • Guidelines: Light pencil marks drawn first to help position elements correctly, then erased after the final lines are added.
  • Contour line: A line that follows the outer edge of a shape, defining its form and volume.
  • Shading: Adding darker tones to create the impression of depth, shadow, and three-dimensional form in a two-dimensional drawing.
  • Iteration: Drawing something multiple times, each time getting slightly better — repetition is the only way to improve at drawing.

Talk About It!

  1. What character would you most like to learn to draw — and what simple shapes do you think make up its basic form?
  2. Why do you think learning to draw by starting with simple shapes makes it easier than trying to draw the whole thing perfectly from the start?
  3. How does following a step-by-step tutorial teach you differently from trying to copy a finished drawing directly?

What Did You Learn?

Drawing is a skill, not a talent — it can be learned by absolutely anyone who is willing to practise regularly. The secret is always to start simple, stay patient, and draw the same thing many times until your hand and eye begin to work together automatically!