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This drawing started as a doodle of simple circles within circles. The poor thing looked embarrassingly flat however, so I shaded it because there\u2019s nothing worse than a doodle lying around in your sketchbook feeling undone.<\/p>\n

\"Olives<\/a>
Olives From Outer Space (Unstuffed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Push It Down and Pull It Up<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of my readers asked what \u201cpush down\u201d and \u201cpull up\u201d mean when I talk about shading. To explain, think of a ball. The top of the ball is nearest you, and the sides curve away. Without trying to explain how it works technically, because that makes my head hurt, you can draw using this simple lighting scheme. Shadow pushes that part of the drawing (the sides of the ball) down into the paper. Highlight pulls that part of the drawing (the top of the ball) up to the top of the paper surface. If you\u2019re really good, you can make the highlighted top pop out<\/span><\/em> of the paper.<\/p>\n

(Warning: I\u2019m speaking visually<\/em> here. If you drew so well as to make the drawing actually<\/span><\/strong> break through the surface plane of the paper, you might tear a hole in reality and collapse the universe in on itself. For this reason, please consult Peter Hawking before attempting.)<\/p>\n

Anyway, not all lighting is this simple, but that\u2019s why this is my default doodle lighting, despite the danger of universal collapse.<\/p>\n

Fortune Cookie Art Wisdom: Dreams drawn on frail paper will not last.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because the paper I used has a very thin tooth, I used soft leads – 7B, 8B, & 9B. Despite using these super soft leads, the lead literally fell off this drawing in places.<\/p>\n

\"Spaces<\/a>
Spaces between inked-in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In other words, this poor doodle was wimpy to the max. So, I used a black (Pitt) pen to \u201cpunch down\u201d the darkest areas for dramatic contrast. Not that I expected to create drama in a doodle of unstuffed olives, but what the heck. If you try this too, be aware that you\u2019re always one cat head bump away<\/em> from a permanent blotch where you don\u2019t want one.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s how I shaded these things.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Single<\/a>
Single value flat shading.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. I shaded them all with a single value hatch. I also call this kind of shading \u201cflat\u201d because it looks flat.<\/p>\n

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\"First<\/a>
First sphere form shading around outer edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. To make the spheres look round, I added a darker ring\u00a0 of hatching around the circle’s edges.<\/p>\n

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\"Second<\/a>
Second sphere form shading around outer edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Then I added even more dark hatching. Notice that the circle turned into a sphere here.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Smoothed<\/a>
Smoothed sphere shading.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. I \u201csmoothed\u201d the hatching by going over it in different directions.<\/p>\n

An omnidirectional shading over any shading usually blends it together and makes it look smoother.<\/p>\n

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\"Rim<\/a>
Rim around lip of sphere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. Finally, I added a rim around the holes to make the walls of the spheres look “olive-like.”<\/p>\n

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\"Floating<\/a>
Floating spheres.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can see an exaggerated version of the lighting scheme in this image. The lightest sphere seems to be floating above the darker ones.<\/p>\n

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The Memory Of Light And A Fashion Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n

We don\u2019t really draw things, you know, we draw the way light looks on things. When you doodle from your imagination, you\u2019re drawing the memory of light. And that\u2019s so mind-bending-ly awesome that knowing it gives you a mysterious and far-away look that goes well with your artist\u2019s attire.<\/p>\n

Doodle-On Everyone!
\nCarol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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