Category: Sketching
Drawing & Sketching: Defining the Common Tools
| June 10, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Drawing, Sketching |
Charcoal, Crayons, and Chalk Charcoal: Charcoal is a great tool as it can be smudged easily, erased, blurred, and smeared with a kneaded eraser or chamois skin. Charcoal comes in three different grades: soft, medium, and hard. There are three kinds of charcoal: compressed, charcoal pencil, and vine. Compressed charcoal comes in the form of…
Keeping a Sketchbook
| June 10, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Sketching |
Staring at the figure you’ve just drawn, you can’t help but cringe at the fact that something just doesn’t look right. Perhaps it’s a problem with proportion? Maybe the figure doesn’t seem to fit into the background? Whatever the problem is – chances are it’s a result from a lack of preparation. Creative ideas always…
Quick Sketching Techniques: Tips on Capturing Models and Moving Objects Quickly
| June 10, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Sketching |
Blind Contour Exercise A contour line is a single line which defines the edges of the object being sketched. It does not necessarily portray only the outline of an object; it can also include the inner lines which define the planes and shapes of the interior of the object. Blind Contour is done by sketching…
