I did this little study last night. The only tools I used were a 2B pencil and a kneaded eraser. I used the side of the pencil to add the shading and I didn’t do any blending because I wanted the texture of the paper to show. The photo of the rose I worked from was very “flat” looking, so I bumped up the contrast in my drawing to make it more interesting.
It’s possible to exaggerate the shadow and highlights and still create a realistic enough drawing as long as the overall value pattern remains the same. I call this technique “the gentle art of lying.”
i am 46 years of age and live trinidad west indies i dont know anything about drawing and i hope to learn from you i liked it when i was very young wish me luck
Great approach. Just saw this site now and am so looking forward to start. Thank you!
Thanks Xoli. Hope you enjoy the drawing lessons here!
amazing………………….especially for those who are not able to learn drawing from school or coachings!!!!!!!!