Stippling and hatching

I have tried different ways of using stippling and hatching to vary tone in the following examples. Varying tone with stippling and hatching Sometimes I just varied size and spacing, sometimes I kept these factors constant and instead varied application of pressure. Sometimes I kept the pressure and size as consistent as I could and … Continue reading Stippling and hatching →

Practising varying tone for a simple object

I have tried to apply what I have learnt so far in drawing the following coffee mug. There were quite subtle variations of tone when I looked at the actual object carefully. It was a chance to apply some of my learning about basic perspective too. The handle gets a bit thin towards the bottom. … Continue reading Practising varying tone for a simple object →

Georges Seurat (1859-1891) – Tonal Drawings

Here are some examples of Geoge Seurat's tonal drawings. No lines - just variation in tone to express form. I think particularly pertinent for my own learning is the considerable and subtle variation in tone which emphasises the three dimensional feel of the people or objects depicted. Working Title/Artist: Embroidery: The Artist's MotherDepartment: Drawings & … Continue reading Georges Seurat (1859-1891) – Tonal Drawings →

Exercise – Gradations of tone within a ‘field of tone’

All of the following attempts were made with a 6B pencil and the lines then blended with a piece of kitchen roll. My first attempt for this exercise is shown below. First attempt The next photograph shows my second and third attempts. The second attempt again moved from light to dark tone, but this time … Continue reading Exercise – Gradations of tone within a ‘field of tone’ →

Exercise – Gradation of tone using repeated marks

First three A4 sheets Here are the first three A4 sheets of marks for this exercise: First three A4 sheets with gradations of tone Contrasting these marks The marks in all three are not consistent in terms of length and thickness. The pencil got blunter as a progressed causing a thicker line. I also didn’t … Continue reading Exercise – Gradation of tone using repeated marks →

Creating a sense of form

I have selected the following drawings from artists’ sketchpads collected together by Jane Stobart in her book ‘Extraordinary Sketchbooks’ (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011). All of the sketches to my mind get across a sense of form and three dimensional shape well. Sometimes this is created by the use of tone, the shape and direction of the … Continue reading Creating a sense of form →

Figure sketch with foreshortening

I have attempted to get across foreshortening in the following sketch. I measured the proportions with my pencil. Good fun actually. Tried to use the pencil lines when shading to build up the shape of the form in the way I had attempted to do that in the earlier sketch of rocks in Norway (see … Continue reading Figure sketch with foreshortening →

Artists’ sketchbooks

The following are a mishmash of different artists drawings from their sketchbooks. At the moment I am scrabbling about to find examples because I am limited to the public library here and then the little one at my university when I am back at work on Monday. Joan Miró Preliminary sketches for Vegetable garden with … Continue reading Artists’ sketchbooks →

Navigating around this blog

This Home page lists all blog entries by chronological order (most recent listed first). To find blogs associated with a particular topic such as a specific assignment, please select the relevant menu and menu option at the top of this web page.

Author: krisartwork