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Monday, November 7, 2016

Lesson 4: Indoor Exercise Part 1

Lesson 4: Indoor Exercise Part 1

I sketched two versions (for comparison) from a reference photo of a Tasmanian cottage - one in pencil and the other using markers.

Mapping Light and Dark - Tasmanian Cottage

I did the pencil sketch first. I used three different values of grey watercolor pencils and black. I was pleased with the result and then I tried the markers. Wow. I was able to work much faster and the result had a lot more punch because ink has much more contrast than pencil. Again I used three values of grey plus black. I started each drawing by laying down a mid tone grey in the shadow shapes, then a dark grey, then a light grey, and finally black paying attention to differentiating between shade with reflected light and darker cast shadows. I like how some shapes (like the chimneys for instance) are defined by their shadows. I didn't have to draw an outline around their edges.

Materials: Canson Mix Media paper, Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils, Faber-Castell PITT Artist brush pens.

I also did another marker value sketch from a supplied photo reference of Manly Tower.

Mapping Light and Dark - Manly Tower

I first did a pencil sketch and then used markers to map the shadows. Finally, I added black.

Materials: Canson Mix Media 7x10 inch paper, Derwent Blue Grey watercolor pencil, Faber-Castell PITT Artist brush pens, and Micron 02 pen.

Jim

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