This is one of the reference photos I have used for the pencil drawing. It is my intention to do a studio painting of this scene. This drawing features a group of pine trees surrounded by rolling hills that are so characteristic of the region of Northland in northern New Zealand. Drawing Demonstration #1 – Rolling Hills of Northland, New Zealand I can then use the pencil sketch to refer to when I start a painting.
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Once I have a good idea for a composition after doing a series of thumbnail sketches, I do the final pencil sketch. I also make the sketches proportional to the size of the final sketch or canvas I am going to work on. Whenever I do thumbnail sketches I spend about two to three minutes on each sketch. These thumbnails should be quick sketches to find out how your composition idea will work. Whenever I plan a composition whether it be for a painting or for a beautifully finished pencil drawing, I always start with small thumbnail pencil sketches. I am more likely to use these pencils to shade objects in the foreground where dark shadows occur. For dark tones and shadows, I use softer pencils such as 2B and 4B. I use hard pencils such as 4H and 2H for distant objects as the pencil mark is tonally lighter. In order to carry this out I use five different graphite pencils which include 4H, 2H, HB, 2B and 4B. These pencils allow me to achieve a range of tones. Whenever I sketch landscapes for potential paintings I always think about the tonality of the drawing and the relationships between light and shadow so I can create depth and a feeling of space within the sketch. The tip of the lead can be used for fine marks but keep in mind that filing it again on the sandpaper may be needed if further broad strokes are required within the drawing or sketch. The broad strokes are made with the flat side of the wedge.įiling your pencil on the sandpaper allows you to achieve the broad stroke marks as seen in the image below. This should then be filed on some sandpaper to for a flat wedge. The pencil is first sharpened with a craft knife to leave about 1/4” of graphite exposed. When sketching the pencil itself must be held at an angle and marks made evenly, not too quickly but not too slowly either. This is achieved by sharpening your pencil and then filing the graphite (lead) at an angle to form a flat wedge that is held evenly against the paper. The broad stroke method allows you to create a variety of uniform wide marks that are very effective at communicating realistic forms that you would find in landscapes.
I personally like this particular drawing style. I learned his method from his book which I’d thoroughly recommend called ‘ The Ted Kautzky Pencil Book’. When it comes to using pencils there are many different methods to achieving successful pencil drawings but the method that I like and that works for me is the Ted Kautzky ‘broad stroke’ method of drawing. Ruler (optional) Pencil Mark Fundamentals.Sandpaper (for filing the graphite of your pencils).Craft knife (for sharpening your pencils).Pencils (4H, 2H, HB, 2B and 4B are ideal).Here is a list of basic materials you will need: I also use a craft knife and sandpaper in order to sharpen my pencils. I use a range of graphite pencils to achieve light and dark tones within my drawings. The most obvious materials you’ll need are some pencils and a sketchbook, but there is a little more to it than that. In this blog post, I explain the reasons you should sketch before you paint, I cover the materials you will need and I demonstrate step-by-step two landscape drawings. Besides this drawing and sketching is fun. You wouldn’t start building a house with no foundations or prior plans and drawings, it’s the same when planning a painting. Planning a painting in your sketchbook first is an important step in the painting process in my opinion. This problem could have been alleviated had these artists carried out some pencil sketches first to design their compositions. I’ve seen many terrible landscape paintings in art galleries (some with high price tags) because of bad compositions due to a lack of prior planning. But why sketch and draw, why not just start painting? Well, there is a simple answer: if you go straight into a studio painting, you’ll likely run into trouble with the composition. Whenever I paint a landscape I never just get straight into it, I always do some planning first and the planning always begins with my sketchbook. Check out these blog posts Why Sketch and Draw?.Drawing Demonstration #2 – Shotover River, Queenstown, New Zealand.Drawing Demonstration #1 – Rolling Hills of Northland, New Zealand.Achieving Depth in Your Pencil Drawings.
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