How to improve your drawings
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This document provides techniques for improving drawings, including gradation using varied pressure with colored pencils, controlling transparency with watercolor, and stenciling with templates. It also discusses using sketches as preparation for finished works, and creating collages by combining different materials stuck to a surface. Shading with multiple pencil grades is recommended to create volume, depth, and distinguish foreground from background based on light direction.
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How to improve your drawings
- 1. How to improve your drawings: TECHNIQUES MATERIALS INTENTIONS BEATRIZ DE LA CALLE ESCUDERO
- 2. GRADATION When using coloured pencils, gradation of colour is achieved by varying the pressure applied to the drawing surface.
- 3. TRANSPARENCY Using gradation in watercolour, controlling added water Use watercolor pencils for backgrounds is a good option
- 4. STENCILLING Is the technique of covering parts of a surface with templates and applying paint by flicking it from a brush, for example.
- 5. Banksy uses templates in his urban art works
- 6. SKETCHES Sketches and schematic drawings can be done as preparation for the final work of art. Graphite pencils are most commonly used.
- 7. COLLAGES Collages are works of art consisting of a combination of different materials that are stuck onto a flat surface that create a textured effect Example of Van Gogh´s painting The starry night made with paper dots.
- 8. Collage made with fabrics Aruna Mene
- 9. We use shading to create volume and depth.You keep in mind the direction of light. You distinguish between objects that are in front or background. You should have several kinds of pencils: 3B-4B... SHADING