Draw with Me – Session 4

 

In this session we’ll look at drawing contrasting textures – something very shiny, the cutlery or scissors, and something softer such as a tea towel or piece of folded fabric. We’ll also explore using a toned background to help us with our values and experiment with introducing a white pencil to achieve lighter values and highlights.

Approximate run time: 1 hours 34 minutes

Presenter: Laura Kemshall

In this lesson we'll look at drawing contrasting textures - something very shiny and something softer. We'll also explore using a toned background and white pencil.
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Reference images

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You will need:

To work along with Laura you’ll need:

Your sketchbook or drawing paper. In this lesson Laura uses a sheet of toned paper. A large brown envelope or packing paper is a good alternative.

Pencils in at least three grades

White pencil

Eraser

Print out of your reference image

Ruler (if you’re gridding)

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