![]() Once I moved onto using my pen, I adjusted some of the shapes of the pumpkins and looked again at how the lines curved out from the stems to make them look 3D. Lots of little lines, dots and dashes seemed the best technique. After sketching out the rough circles to place the pumpkins, I experimented with ways to create different textures. There is a lot going on in the original photograph, with lots of different textures from the hay bale, but also in the different types of pumpkins. Some simple squiggles in the foreground worked great for the bushes! For the trees I just drew wobbly lines to give the impression of wide, flat branches. I framed this drawing in a circle as it allowed me to not worry too much about the background or wider details, and makes for a more interesting frame than a square or rectangle. For my drawing, I wanted the building to be the focus, but I also wanted to experiment with adding trees to provide some context and scale to the building. This photograph of the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco has a lot going on in the background and foreground and all around the building. I thought some birds in the sky would add a little bit of character to the image. The illustrative style allows you to use a lot of creative licence when doing line drawings. I used the same method for th is photo I took of the windmill at Kastellet, Copenhagen. I also had a go at some other photographs from past travels. Finally, I rubbed out the pencil marks and neatened up some of my lines with my pen. I also added some detail to the roof to make it clear it was a different material to the walls of the church.ģ. I changed some of the positioning, I made the edge of the roof a thicker line, and I got a b it creative with the front window. Once I had sketched it out, I then went over it again with my black pen. ![]() I also decided to simplify the grand window.Ģ. I think the best line drawings are the simple st so I decided that I would leave out some of the details, like some of the buttresses. I started by sketching the outline of the church, placing where the steeple would go, marking out the roof and placing the corners of the building and the windows. ![]() ![]() For example, I took this photograph of a church on one of my daily walks. But of course, you can draw from a 3D subject directly in front of you if you wish. I find it helps to draw from photographs, rather than life, as the subject has already been transformed into a 2D image, so the tricky part of working out where the lines might be has already been done. Part of the skill is deciding what to include in your line drawing and what to leave out. Line drawings are all about focusing on the outlines and core lines of an object or view. Since we are just starting out, we'll begin with smaller drawings and you can build from there.Īs a beginner, always start your drawing in pencil – this way you can try lots of different lines before settling on your final line to go over in pen. In this blog, Vicky Thompson, Senior Learning and Engagement O f ficer, takes you through some of her line drawings to help inspire you to experiment and create your own simplified line drawings. Line drawing is a great way to build confidence in close looking and identifying key features and shapes in your drawings. Whilst some line drawings are extremely intricate and detailed, the same technique can be used to create simple and quick outlines or "hints" of a subject, rather than sketching a realistic impression. ![]()
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