how to draw shadow shadow effect 3D block letters

1) Start with simply drawing out your desired letter. Try to make the lines as straight as possible, or you can use a ruler. Just be sure that the lines are light, as you are only using them as a guide and will erase them later. (note: the lines will appear dark in the illustration, for visual purposes.)

2) Outline the outside of your letter. Don't forget to do the inside "holes" in A,B,D,O,P,Q,R,etc.

3) Draw a line off of either every right, left or down facing corner of your letter, making them all the same length. (Don't forget the inside holes!)

4) Connect all of the lines as shown in this illustration.

5) Erase your guidelines that you drew in step 1. and remember draw it on paper first

6)You can stop here if you would like, or you can shade the sides in and/or outline the edges, as shown here:

7) Finished