{"id":3526,"date":"2015-10-21T15:15:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?page_id=3526"},"modified":"2023-12-20T12:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:18:23","slug":"draw-a-yarn-ball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-yarn-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Draw A Yarn Ball From A Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"

I drew the sphere and yarn ball from life. You can accomplish the same thing by drawing from my scans.<\/p>\n

\"Clay<\/a>
Clay Ball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Yarn<\/a>
Yarn Ball In the Same Lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Supplies<\/strong>
\nA “Soft” pencil (B, 2B, or 3B.)
\nKneaded eraser
\nPencil sharpener
\nDrawing Paper Marked “smooth” or “medium.”<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

First Draw The\u00a0Shaded Sphere<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"Yarn<\/a>
Yarn detail drawn on top of sphere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Add Yarn Line Detail Over the Ball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holding the pencil in a writing grip, sketch the pattern of the yarn strands over the top of the smooth ball.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"Erase<\/a>
Erase Yarn Highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Erase Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using the kneaded eraser, gently tap and stroke out the highlights along the strands of yarn.<\/p>\n

What to look for:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Highlights along strands that stick out farther than the surface of the basic ball shape catch the light and are more highlighted.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The way highlights run along the center of a yarn strand while the edges stay in shadow, because the strands are thick and rounded.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"Hatch<\/a>
Hatch Yarn Shadows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Add Shadow Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Darken areas to “push” them back into\u00a0the surface of the original sphere.<\/p>\n

The shadows darken along the edges of some of the strands more than others, depending on how they angle away or are shaded from the light.<\/p>\n

Some of the shadows have soft (indistinct or blurred) edge lines and some of them have hard (cleanly drawn) edges. Again, this has to do with how the light strikes them.<\/p>\n

Finally, change the edge shape of the ball and the cast shadow to show how\u00a0the yarn ball’s surface undulates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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