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\"Fractal<\/a>
Fractal Gray Scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s a drawing practice idea for your sketchbook. This Mandelbrot fractal in gray scale creates beautiful form and depth with value. And as a passionate draftsperson, this image could make your fingers reach for a pencil on their own, so you might want to keep an eye on them while you read this.<\/p>\n

\"Fractal<\/a>
Fractal Levels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are several smaller composition possibilities in this image, so if you don’t have enough time to draw the whole thing, use a mask<\/a> to frame a smaller part.<\/p>\n

Optical Illusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you see the way the “levels” look as if they’re lighter on one edge and darker on the other? They’re actually one solid value.<\/p>\n

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\"Fractal<\/a>
Fractal Gray Scale Masked<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Draw What You See?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The illusion is a problem, and there are a couple of ways to work with phenomena like this.<\/p>\n

You could slowly shade all the levels at the same time and the illusion would appear, but it would take an awful lot of self-control to let the illusion happen without forcing it to appear by controlling the shading.<\/p>\n

(It’d be a great Art Kung Fu practice though. Do not force<\/em> the illusion to appear Grasshopper — let<\/em> the illusion appear.)<\/p>\n

But I’m pretty practical about drawing, so I’d put a mask around a level to find its value and then use a value scale<\/a> to get the same value on the drawing, and then I’d do that again for each level.<\/p>\n

Shading<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t work yourself into a freak-out over the type of shading to use. A very smooth hatch<\/a> would look nice, but a rough hatch<\/a> will work too as long as you use the same hatch over the entire drawing to give it a sense of continuity.<\/p>\n

\"Fractal<\/a>
Fractal Dark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two Versions To Draw From<\/strong><\/p>\n

The original fractal has white dots that are a little distracting, but they remind me of buttons in padded upholstery which would be a neat effect to try for. So, I’m giving you two versions.\u00a0The white dots are removed from this one,<\/p>\n

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\"Fractal<\/a>
Fractal Original<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s the original in case you’re inspired by the white dots in someway too.<\/p>\n

I’d use 2H through 2B pencils to draw these values, a kneaded eraser to correct mistakes, and a vinyl eraser to clean up smudges around the edges when it was done.<\/p>\n

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Happy Drawing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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