Sketching
In this lesson I practiced sketching shapes by using techniques such as crating where you sketch a light box as a guideline. I also learned to used my entire arm to sketch since this would help with creating a straight line.
In this lesson I was introduced to fine line pens. Fine line pens are used for outlining and making your sketch pop up they come multiple sizes however, I will be using the 0.3 tip in this lesson. In order to get darker lines around the shape I pressed down slightly harder to get different thickness.
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First I started by hovering my arm over the paper in a straight motion to simulate the straight line being drawn this technique is also called the ghosting technique, Once I'm confident about how straight my line would look I lightly placed the tip of my 0.3 tip fine line pen on to the paper.
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Afterward I moved onto a 0.5 fine line pen which mean it would give a slightly darker line. I then used it to outline only the outside line of the shape still leaving the inside line thin to show that it's not separated.
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In order to make the shape look as if it's popping up I used the 0.5 fine line pen to go over the line on the right side of the shape this time with greater force being put on the pen to achieve a thicker line. The reason I made the outline on the right side of my shape darker is because the lights are shining from the left.
Shading
In this lesson I learned how to used copic pens (markers) to apply shadows and make my shapes looked as if they're floating off the paper
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First I started by marking down where my light source is going to be located in this case I have chosen my light source to be on the top left corner of the paper this means that everything on the right side of each shape would be darker than the left side due to the light not reaching that side. Afterward I apply the first layer of marker by doing quick strokes with the shizzle side of the pen with each stroke overlapping the stroke before by a little without leaving a gap.
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After waiting a few seconds for the first layer to dry I applied a second layer to first but only going half way this is so it gives off the effect of going from light to dark.
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The third layer is then applied to the shape, as you can see the shape looks more 3D now. while shading this shape I discovered that the box isn't located on the same level as the roof and is actually underneath it so I added some shadow on the top of the box to simulate light not being able to reach it.
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I was then introduced to soft black pencils. The difference between soft black pencil and a normal pencil is that soft black pencil is made specifically for shading and sketching; therefore, it's smoother when trying to create shadows. I then applied soft black pencil to the right side of the shape as well as under the roof, making them look more 3D.
Final results/reflecting
I find drawing a straight line a little difficult since the texture of the table isn't smooth. I was then told that if I placed another piece of paper underneath my sketching paper, it would help; however, that prevents me from rotating both papers. In this excercise I also attempted to shade a sphere which I find challenging because of their curved shape, which means I would have to curve my pen strokes instead of going in a straight line like with other shapes. I think I did well on following the guide and shading the second shape on the middle row this is because it came out looking accurate to how the shape should look when the light is being shine from the left.