четверг, 3 августа 2017 г.

Pencils and paper

The first thing we need is the tools: pencil and paper.
How to choose a pencil? Doesn't matter which one, the main thing is - to see its markings.

 We need to make a long gradient from white to black.


Why? Here is the drawing made by using only the hard pencil:

And it looks like a drawing made by using only a soft one.


This is what happens when you use several pencils of different softness:


The tone palette becomes longer and deeper. Pictures appear more volumetric.
I'm using several pencils with a near range of softness / hardness. For example, 2H, H, HB, B, 2B. Or from 6H to 6B. Or even more ... Why do it? To create a smooth transition of colors.

It's considered that ideally there should be 12 shades of gray in a drawing - from black to white. Over time, with experience, the need of usage some of the full list of pencils disappears.


Paper. The best option - office paper. It is the least hilly and quite smooth.





How can I make a smooth transition of tones? There are several options:
1. Hatching in several layers without pressing down on the pencil (or pen). Every new layer in another direction. From the number of layers depends the tone depth.




2.By adjusting the pressure on the pencil (or pen).



3.Using either Method 1 or Method 2 in combination with a blending tools.
What kind of blending tools? Cotton sticks, paper blender, brush (most regular), brush for the nail-art, white chalk pencil and silicon painting brush.






Let's try such exercise:
Draw some circles and try to hatch them according to these schemes - with adjustable pressure and without pressure adjustment.







So you teach your hand to hatch, literally. These movements will remain in your memory, and your hand can automatically repeat, what is required. The more often you practice such a task, the better your hand remembers those movements. This is called mechanical memory.

Try to practice the kinds of shading, blending with these line-arts.



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