Draw Like an Artist: 100 Faces and Figures: Step-by-Step Realistic Line Drawing A Sketching Guide for Aspiring Artists and Designers How To Use This Book This book presents the method that I use as a life-long professional artist and teacher. The steps can be copied to achieve a finished drawing. If you study the steps, you will learn how my drawing process and my approach can be applied to any subject—not just figures and faces. The steps below describe my process and drawing philosophy and offer suggestions on how to interpret the instructions in this book. Basic Drawing Process Begin the drawing with a graphite pencil so you can sketch freely and make mistakes that can be easily erased. Once you are satisfied with the pencil sketch, go over the drawing with a pen. When you erase the pencil lines, you are left with a clean, finished line drawing. Using Gesture Lines Gesture is the movement and action of the pose or form. Even faces have gesture. Gesture adds life to a drawing, which is why it is the first and most important step. Make your gesture lines long and try to describe the big movements first, then move on to the smaller movements and actions. Suggested Materials Graphite pencil Ballpoint pen or felt tip pen Plain office paper, Bristol, or any paper 80 lb or more Eraser Tips For Better Line Control Tip #1: Draw With Your Whole Body Most artists draw with a limited range of motion, using only their hand and wrist. This is known as 'wrist drawing.' A more skilled approach is to use as much of your arm and body as possible whenever you make a line or a mark. Most art teachers and professionals will suggest that you draw with your arm, but I try to use my whole body as much as possible, from my wrist all the way down to my legs! Moving your whole body adds so much more life and movement to every mark you make. Tip #2: Always “Draw Through' When drawing forms such as figures or faces, make a habit of drawing the complete form, even the back side of the form or parts of the form you can’t see. This is called “drawing through” because you literally draw lines through the form or other overlapping forms. For example, when drawing the outer shape of a face, draw all the way through to the back of the head even though you can’t see it. Tip #3: Vary The Line Thickness Instantly make your lines look more interesting, more dynamic, and more professional by simply varying or changing the thickness of the lines as you draw. This means varying the line from thick to thin within a single stroke or changing line weight. For example, if you start with a thin line, make it thicker, then go back to thin. If you start drawing a thick line, change to a thinner line as you go. Line weight is fundamental to good line control. In the following tips, I’ll discuss more specific ways to use line weight. Tip #4: Use Line Weight To Suggest Light And Shadow One way line weight can make a drawing better is by suggesting light and shadow. For example, if I want to suggest a light from above, I will make thin lines at the top of the form and thicker lines at the bottom. The thin lines will feel lighter and be brighter, while the thick lines will feel darker like they are in shadow. Tip #5: Use Thick Lines At Intersections Another way to use line weight is to make your lines thicker when two lines meet or intersect. When two lines intersect, it is often because one form is overlapping another or two forms are touching. For example, when the arm overlaps the torso, I will add a thicker line wherever the arm intersects the torso, suggesting an overlap and creating a feeling of three-dimensional depth. Whenever you make two lines intersect, take the opportunity to add variation in line weight.
✔ Author(s): Chris Legaspi
✔ Title: Draw Like an Artist: 100 Faces and Figures: Step-by-Step Realistic Line Drawing *A Sketching Guide for Aspiring Artists and Designers* (Volume 1)
✔ Rating : 4.5 out of 5 base on (166 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1631597108
✔ Language: English
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✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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