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Musings and articles: How to hold the pencil
The least frequently asked question about drawing is “How do you hold the pencil?” Most people are simply unaware that there is more than one way to hold it. They unconsciously use the writing pen grip they learned in elementary school, and it does not occur to them to even think of changing it. Yet many typical beginner’s problems with pencil drawing, from wobbliness to hatched lines, originate from bad grip. The “scribe’s grip” that feels natural for most people is surely the worst grip for drawing: writing and drawing are fundamentally different activities. I had encountered people who claim that the best way is to use whatever feels comfortable, and if that’s the scribe’s grip so be it. There are only two basic drawing grips: the lengthwise pen grip and the crosswise violin bow grip; most of the other grips are variations of these two. Pen grip Hold the pencil like you would hold the writing pen, but much further from the tip. Violin bow grip Gesture grips and variations Brush grip Hi, Jon
Drawing and Sketching - Resources for Artists
Observations on drawing you can always continue to learn more about drawing! I drew some pictures which I thought fairly good when I was fifty, but really nothing I did before the age of seventy was of any value at all. At seventy-three I have at last caught every aspect of nature- birds, fish, animals, insects, trees, grasses, all. When I am eighty I shall have developed still further, and will really master the secrets of art at ninety. When I reach one hundred my art will be truly sublime, and my final goal will be attained around the age of one hundred and ten, when every line and dot I draw will be imbued with life. Hokusai (I780-I849) who has influenced very many artists Image: Morning Glories in Flowers and Buds by Katsushika Hokusai (Brooklyn Museum) BOOKS: How to draw - advanced students - More advanced books from Amazon The Big Drawing Book Review - ...took place during Big Draw month Drawing Education Drawing Lectures Drawing Exhibitions Sight Size Drawing Life Drawing
How To Draw
"How to Draw" is a collection of tutorials that will teach you everything from perspective basics to shading chrome. Never picked up a pencil before? Fear not! From simple line drawings to modern art and easy animations, we've got you covered. All projects come from Instructables.com and contain pictures for each step so you can start your masterpiece today! Instructables is the most popular project-sharing community on the Internet.
Inking a Graphic Novel? | reMIND
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! How I Ink my graphic novel. I’ve been told my Inks look great. The End. Adjusting Levels in Photoshop. No, but really. Years passed and I decided to make a graphic novel and I contemplated inking all over again. You see, I work in animation. It was a no-brainer after animating for a day with these guys why they don’t use ink anymore. When I started working on my graphic novel it just seemed obvious. The argument of Inking for the sake of printing is also obsolete in my opinion. So for example, here’s one of my panels scanned from paper. Here’s a closer look to see that it really is pencil. If you select Levels in Photoshop by pressing Command+L (Mac) and whatever for Windows, then you will get this box. Now pull in the sides until your lines get nice and black without screwing up the edges. I keep lots of grays to keep the subtile pencil marks in some places and there you have it. That’s my two cents.
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