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Club Tips
■■ Instead of drawing with just one tool, try drawing with two—a light one and a dark
one. Start the drawing with the light tool, establishing gesture and basic design
elements. Then, when you start to feel comfortable slowing down, you can switch over
to the dark tool.
■■ If you want to try drawing with color, start with pastels or crayons because they don’t
require mixing. Preselect two to five colors before you draw.
Taking sToCk
■■ Are you using the whole page when you draw? Is the drawing tool you’re using right
for the job?
■■ What is your intent? Are you drawing quickly to tell a story with spontaneity, or is your
goal a carefully finished piece?ExEr C isE:Draw with color
When you draw with a single tool such as a pencil, it is a lot
like playing an instrument solo. Playing solo can be beautiful
because you can truly appreciate the nuance and subtlety of the
instrument. When I hear recordings of Joe Pass playing the jazz
guitar, I like hearing the texture of the strings as his hand glides
along the fret board. Each note seems to hang there in space
like a shape.
Adding other instruments definitely changes things up
because now there are relationships based on how the sounds
blend together. Adding a drummer and bass player creates dif-
ferent sound textures and a bigger, fuller sound. All these notes
and sounds in unison weave together to create musical harmony.
Drawing with color feels a lot like putting a band together.
The colors you choose work with each other to describe the
model in your own way.A good way to try drawing with color is to use pastels or even
crayons. The colors require no mixing and are ready to go right
out of the box. I suggest preselecting your colors before you
start. You can spend a minute observing the character before
drawing, and pick a selection of two to five colors. Look for a
range of values, too. There should be at least one darker one
and one fairly light one.
You can choose colors based on what you see or what you
think might look interesting or fun to draw with. Technically,
you can start with any of them and it will work. (Personally, I
like to end with the dark one because it tends to tie everything
together.)
Experiment with them yourself because, after a while, you
will find a comfort level with how you like to draw.The Pirate, pastel on paper, John TiceFlamenco, crayons and colored pencil on paper, Don Gillies(Fogra 29) Job:11-41057 Title:Drawing club Handbook
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Club Tips
■■ Instead of drawing with just one tool, try drawing with two—a light one and a dark
one. Start the drawing with the light tool, establishing gesture and basic design
elements. Then, when you start to feel comfortable slowing down, you can switch over
to the dark tool.
■■ If you want to try drawing with color, start with pastels or crayons because they don’t
require mixing. Preselect two to five colors before you draw.
Taking sToCk
■■ Are you using the whole page when you draw? Is the drawing tool you’re using right
for the job?
■■ What is your intent? Are you drawing quickly to tell a story with spontaneity, or is your
goal a carefully finished piece?A good way to try drawing with color is to use pastels or even
crayons. The colors require no mixing and are ready to go right
out of the box. I suggest preselecting your colors before you
start. You can spend a minute observing the character before
drawing, and pick a selection of two to five colors. Look for a
range of values, too. There should be at least one darker one
and one fairly light one.
You can choose colors based on what you see or what you
think might look interesting or fun to draw with. Technically,
you can start with any of them and it will work. (Personally, I
like to end with the dark one because it tends to tie everything
together.)
Experiment with them yourself because, after a while, you
will find a comfort level with how you like to draw.The Pirate, pastel on paper, John Tice(Text) (Fogra 29) Job:11-41057 Title:Drawing club Handbook #175 Dtp:204 Page:41
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