{"id":2450,"date":"2011-08-15T02:54:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T02:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=2450"},"modified":"2023-12-20T11:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T11:13:24","slug":"2d-design-to-3d-shape-drawing-shading-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/08\/2d-design-to-3d-shape-drawing-shading-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"From 2D Design To 3D Shape With A Pencil And A Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

This three dimensional shading exercise is much easier than it looks because it’s created with the same gradation style around each “petal” of the form.<\/p>\n

\"Eight
Eight Section 3D Shape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mental Health Note:<\/strong> There’s no need to finish this drawing in one sitting, and drawings never really<\/em> have to be perfect. S<\/em>o stay mellow my fellow pencil sisters and brothers. Like nearly everything else in life, drawing is more fun when you’re relaxed.<\/p>\n

Supplies<\/strong><\/a>
\nLine Drawing Template Download<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Creation
Line Drawing Creation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can get a pretty good idea of how I sat up the line drawing by looking at it.<\/p>\n

I got lucky and picked the right sized large and small circle templates on the first try, but the trick is that the small circles need to be about the width of one section to fit side by side in larger circle. For the most shapely petals though, make the small circles large enough to overlap each other a little.<\/p>\n

To finish the design, I drew an arc from each small circle to the center of the large circle.<\/p>\n

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Extra lines erased.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s the design with the extra marks erased.<\/p>\n

I used a kneaded eraser to lighten the lines as much as I could first, and then used a battery powered eraser to remove the rest. I used the kneaded eraser first as a precaution, because sometimes battery powered erasers smear heavily applied graphite with such force that it leaves an embedded smudge that’s nearly impossible to remove.<\/p>\n

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\"Flat
Flat Pencil Tip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I used an HB pencil with a flattened point for the hatching. I wanted to preserve the hatching’s texture so I didn\u2019t use any blending tools. (Blending tools smear hatching.)<\/p>\n

Brief Flat Pencil Point How-To<\/strong><\/p>\n

Create a flat pencil point by running it back and forth over scrap paper. Use it by bringing the flat point directly over to the drawing without shifting your grip on the pencil.<\/p>\n

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\"Outlined
1. Outlined petal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A three step process to shade each petal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Draw a dark line around the edge. I don\u2019t normally start a drawing this way, but in this case I wanted the edge around each shape to be the deepest part, and deepest equals darkest in this situation.<\/p>\n

In the simple imaginary lighting used for this shape:\u00a0Light = Up and\u00a0Dark = Down<\/p>\n

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\"Gradated
2. Gradated edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Shade around the inner edge with a short gradation that lightens near the middle of the petal.<\/p>\n

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\"Petal
3. Filled with hatching.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Fill in the rest of the shape with a light hatch.<\/p>\n

Variations:<\/strong><\/p>\n