The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques

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interpret the texture. The texture of the
leather is created by scrawling the
compressed charcoal medium over the
surface of the paper, applying varying
pressures as you go so as to give a variety of
weight to the mark. There is however, a small-
added piece of texture to this section, which
has a constructed formula to it. This is shown
by a row of stitches, which creates a line that
follows the form of the glove.
Finally, to finish this drawing one needs to
put shadows over the top of the texture that
are created by the direction of the light source
that we originally placed over the subject.
Remember also to put on the shadows that
are cast on the background that your subject
lies on, as this is vitally important in creating
the Trompe L’Oeil effect.
The tennis bat is another example of the

Trompe L’Oeil and as we can see here it has

be constructed in the same way as the

gardening glove.

Firstly draw out the composition of the bat

as we have done with the other subjects that

we have tackled. Once you have the

composition firmly fixed on your paper you

can now begin to contemplate the textural

qualities of the subject.

1/The stringing of the bat is constructed by a

series of marks that implies the woven

tension in this section of the drawing. The

direction of the marks gives us the tight

woven impression.

2/The construction of the head of the bat is

made from wood that has been formed by

compressing the material together to make

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