Drawing Process for Sight size - Cartoon for painting transfer - Clementine by Henri Lehmann
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- For info on how to set up for drawing sight size from the flat, check out my other youtube videos. This video includes some instruction and I try to verbalize my thought process.
This is how I draw a "cartoon" or preliminary drawing for a painting. I then transfer this drawing to the canvas. THE MORE TIME YOU SPEND AT THE BEGINNING BEING SLOW AND DELIBERATE AND CHECKING YOURSELF, the less time it will take overall.
If you are referencing this for bargue drawing - normally we would push the linear portion of this drawing further and then when we fill in the shadow shapes we fill them all the way in, and in one solid mass. I am being rough with my fill in because I get lazy at the end of drawing for 4 hours.
Process:
- start with a single vertical plumb
- begin with singular clear lines for large proportions and things that are easy to see
- use straight lines
- keep your pencil SHARP, sharpen often
- STAY SIMPLE
- constantly check yourself with measurements, alignments, etc
- start to build additional marks off of the simplified double-checked marks
- add additional information in stages, building up to complexity (we call this articulation)
- max out what you can find with line
- stay straight line-y and structural as long as possible
- continue to correct and assess as you go
- SLOW DOWN
- when you have maxed out what you can do with line, filling in shadow shapes with a solid value can help you to see additional adjustments
Love this video Julie! Had my students watch it during class today. The big takeaway for them was, SLOW DOWN. Take your time and get your measurements correct. Seeing you spend 3 hours (before you sped up the video) on just the cartoon spoke volumes to them. Thanks for this tremendously informative video!
I'm so glad! Slowing down does so much for EVERYONE!!! Even super experienced painters could benefit from slowing down... I have to remind myself to do that all the time.
@@JulieBeck Need to get you back on the Modern Masters Podcast! Could make an entire episode on Slowing Down!
Always happy to join you on the podcast!
I did not know painters draw first before they paint. Great stuff. You are now going to be my teacher in this new skill for me. Thanks.
That was new to me too when I learned about it. It makes things so much easier!
Straightline-y is a very good way of describing the keep it simple as long as you can principle 😂
I really enjoyed learning your process for sight size. Measuring from the flat does look most accurate. I’m teaching myself to oil paint and was excited to find your channel. Can you recommend the best way to get a print of a painting like you have in this lesson? Do you get it professionally printed on photo paper? Thank you. I appreciate and found encouraging a comment you made in your interview video….that we all can become a better painter with help, someone to help us walk through the steps and learn how to do it correctly the first time.
I use printique.com and print on their luster finish photo paper. It's like a semi gloss. I have some high res pics that I found to use. Send me an email and I'm happy to share!
Thanks so much Julie. I sent you my email in messenger! Again, so kind of you.
How do you sharpen your pencils? T y
What is the name of pencil you are using?
This is a staedtler pencil, 2B ... always!
good! i subscribed! i draw too, i hope that my drawings can inspire