Tag: illustration

Latest Art job done 

December 23, 2016

Well, it was a nice surprise last week a young person phoned and asked if I could do a portrait for him on short notice. We managed to find a really nice picture that could be done and he was happy with the results.

The Girl, by Jacqueline Price©

 I’m going to show you a series of drawings from the beginning to the finished piece. First, we’ll start off with the Box of supplies. Next to the series of pictures the pencil drawing. The first drawing is the outline to set up where everything is. I’d like to start on the eyes I just find that the eyes of the most important part of a portrait. The photos are a little dark as I took them while they were on the easel. The last finished piece is the last finished piece.

I like to jump around. This time I used a soft flat brush to grey out some areas. This one is the line drawing and some under shading with a 4h plus a 2h pencil and strong lines for individual hairs. Once I see this working I move on to another area.

The Girl. Line sketch first and focus on working on the eyes

 

I now want a textured look for the sleeve.first I brush a soft grey cover on the arm. Next, I do small circles in the lighter pencils and then try a darker overlay of circles. I will draw a soft line area for the different shades

You will notice that I removed a purse strap from her shoulder. I found it made it too cluttered and it did not flatter the overall drawing. I am also starting to focus on the hat.

The brush now comes into play. I add soft shadows in the hat, face and her stomach. Also, I dunked the smear tool into a pile of pencil dust to add soft contrast in the hat.

The Girl. Close up of detail.

 

This is a close up of the details of layers of the circles and shading.

Well, I left the sweater for last. Most of the work was in the sweater. It looks darker but it is not. It is the light in the room. I am taking care not to loose the necklace in the process of shading the sweater.

Here I am focusing on filling in the shade only.

The Girl. The shading is intensified.

 

I have it complete but I notice the shape of the sweater needs to be adjusted

Now I need to darken and sharpen all the details. So the face has to be exactly what the client needs to see. The hat, eyes, hair, contrast all has to be just right.

The Girl, by Jacqueline Price ©

And there it is folks…Done

If you are interested in developing the art of drawing, I do teach the concepts that are involved in pencil drawings. First I take the time to look at the work that you are doing right now. Then, I help you to develop qualities in your work that are missing, so that you can get the results that you can be proud of. Also, check out my website for more info jacquelineprice.com

What questions an Illustrator should ask?

September 19, 2016

 

Wow! this is an article I found and I loved it. It is from an Illustrator, Tracie Van Wagoner. In today’s world, we need to be shrewd and cautious. She hits all the points and concerns that I have read about over the years. Take a peek at her blog. I found it simple and informative. This helps us to create an open and honest agreement with our clients that helps both parties to enjoy the process. Thank you, Tracie, so much for your insight and experience for all us searching for answers.

http://tracivanwagoner.blogspot.ca/2016/09/hiring-illustrator.html?spref=fb

…hand eye co-ordination

September 17, 2016

In the last post, I focused on 4 areas to train your hands to follow your eyes.

  1. Cutting detail shapes with scissors.
  2. Tracing pictures accurately.
  3. Making models…etc.
  4. Taking time to examine things closely. [ I will post later ]

So one of the exercises to try every day is to look around, whether at home or at a park  and pick a subject. Then focus your eyes on the exterior of the object and start a line drawing without looking at your page or lifting your pen or pencil off the page. Remember only draw the outer edges of the subject.

Now you will get this result at first. This is my hand. blind-drawing-hand_bakEven though it is sloppy did you notice that the crinkles, bumps, and wrinkles are being addressed!  But the edges of the drawing went off the paper, so what, what matters is the fact that the eye is guided by the hand, developing hand-eye coordination. Once you start doing this for awhile you will become comfortable going slower and with more precision… so whether you are drawing your pile of dirty laundry or your sister sitting on the floor watching t.v. you will have a great time seeing the results. This exercise will help you with quick sketches as well.  Remember to date and sign your work and 20 yrs later you will remember what you drew.

Happy drawing

 

Perspective in the sky.

September 5, 2015

Today we’re going to talk about landscaping drawings or paintings. You might have noticed sometimes when you look at a painting something doesn’t look right. Well one of the key elements in a good landscape painting is to make sure that your clouds are drawn in perspective.
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So if you look at a cloudy sky, you will see that the clouds that are up above you or closer to you are actually larger than the ones closer to the horizon or near the mountain. This is the same principle of the road’s view when you
Drive down the road. you will see that edge of the road will  start to merge together, as you look ahead of you they come to a point. that point is called your focal point which create your prospective view. The point is always drawn at eye level or on the horizon. Then you would draw from the Point. Depending on whether you are standing to the right or the left of the road, this would determine where you would put your lines that diverge from your focal point to create your prospective view of the clouds in your drawing. Let me know how that works. I will post a drawing later