{"id":1131,"date":"2014-11-23T19:41:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T03:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2015-03-12T18:53:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T01:53:45","slug":"contour-drawing-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/contour-drawing-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Contour Drawing Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Contour<\/a>

Contour Drawing Practice<\/p><\/div>\n

Today I worked on the week 2 assignment for the Sketching Now Foundations<\/a> course offered online by Liz Steel. The assignment was to set up a still life with three objects – one with straight edges, one with curved edges, and one free form or textured.<\/p>\n

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\"Contour<\/a>

Contour Drawing Setup Photo<\/p><\/div>\n

I set my objects up on a seamless white background and lit them with a single light from the left side.<\/p>\n

I like to do a warmup drawing before I begin. This time I thought I’d use my iPod Touch, set the clock’s timer for three minutes, and draw with my finger in the Sketch Club app.<\/p>\n

\"iPod<\/a>

iPod Touch Drawing Warmup<\/p><\/div>\n

This is a good option for doing warmups. It gives me a chance to explore the subject and warmup my sketching muscles. It also has the advantage that I don’t have to waste space in my sketchbook doing a preliminary drawing.<\/p>\n

I used a Strathmore Bristle 11 x 17 inch (27.9 x 43.2 cm) 300 series pad of paper. It’s a nice smooth heavyweight paper great for pen and ink. For exercises like this I like using a large sheet so I can compare and keep all the drawings in one place.<\/p>\n

I drew with my favorite little fountain pen the Kaweco Sport with an extra fine nib which I bought from Jetpens.com<\/a>. Yesterday I figured out how to fill the pen’s international short cartridge (it doesn’t have a converter) with Noodler’s Bulletproof Black ink using a small syringe. It worked great. I love this little pen. It starts every time, flows well (doesn’t skip) and makes both fine and bold marks depending on angle and pressure. Perfect for sketching.<\/p>\n

Today I sketched sitting down at my tilt top table. I prefer standing up like I did yesterday. It feels confining to sit.<\/p>\n

My hand\/eye coordination is getting better with practice. I really enjoyed getting lost in the flower shapes. I managed to describe their shapes pretty well without looking at the page. I can see using this technique to make a very respectable quick sketch on location with maybe a splash of watercolor.<\/p>\n

Jim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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