Oversize thumbnail depicting an encounter between a sleek and nimble ninja and a treacherous biker thug attempting a sneak attack.
This exercise was mostly about testing the range of expression of the
Mitsubishi Uni 2 mm H, HB, and B graphite leads. The lighter
H lead would be recommended for the initial sketching of the under structure of a drawing. The
HB lead provides a happy medium degree for further developing the sketch. The
B lead is best saved for the final drawing stages to render the rich dark shadow areas. All three lead degrees handled
very smoothly on the surface of the white card stock without any hint of scratchiness.
Scan of the card stock sheet with the sketching samples drawn with the
H,
HB, and
B graphite leads.
The
Mitsubishi Uni H lead was ideal for the initial light sketching of the biker character. With heavier drawing pressure, it is also able to lay down fairly dark thin lines. In fact, any one of the three lead degrees can be succesfully used by itself to create fairly wide range of grays by simply varying the pressure of the drawing strokes. Yet having a handful of assorted degrees facilitates and speeds up the rendering process.
I supposed this
biker demon thug character fits more under the monsters category. I really need to get some reference to whip up a more believable bike, but the contraption I whipped out of thin air will have to do for now as placeholder conceptual art. These last two illustrations were drawn using all three lead degrees.
It had been too long since a
ninja sketch graced this blog.
Oversize thumbnail depicting an encounter between a sleek and nimble ninja and a treacherous biker thug attempting a sneak attack.
This exercise was mostly about testing the range of expression of the Mitsubishi Uni 2 mm H, HB, and B graphite leads. The lighter H lead would be recommended for the initial sketching of the under structure of a drawing. The HB lead provides a happy medium degree for further developing the sketch. The B lead is best saved for the final drawing stages to render the rich dark shadow areas. All three lead degrees handled very smoothly on the surface of the white card stock without any hint of scratchiness.
Scan of the card stock sheet with the sketching samples drawn with the H, HB, and B graphite leads.
The Mitsubishi Uni H lead was ideal for the initial light sketching of the biker character. With heavier drawing pressure, it is also able to lay down fairly dark thin lines. In fact, any one of the three lead degrees can be succesfully used by itself to create fairly wide range of grays by simply varying the pressure of the drawing strokes. Yet having a handful of assorted degrees facilitates and speeds up the rendering process.
I supposed this biker demon thug character fits more under the monsters category. I really need to get some reference to whip up a more believable bike, but the contraption I whipped out of thin air will have to do for now as placeholder conceptual art. These last two illustrations were drawn using all three lead degrees.
It had been too long since a ninja sketch graced this blog.
Posts
3 comments:
Your review is great.
Not related to the quality of the graphite - what do you think of the small metal tubes on the lead's end that help prevent them from falling out of a leadholder? I have thought they were a good idea - until today - when one came off, which appears to have jammed my leadholder.
Thank you Stephen.
I actually like the convenience afforded by the metal band stoppers at the end of the leads so much, that I save them and transfer them to other leads to use on my Staedtler Mars 780 leadholders (they do not fit within the inner tubes of the Caran D'Ache Fixpencils or Faber Castell TK 9400 leadholders). They prevent loss and accidental damage to leads, and so far the only problem I've had with them is that they do not fit all other lead brands. Hope you managed to clean the jammed ring from your leadholder without damaging it.
Thanks for your kind reply.
Those are a lot of good points you mention.
I'm thinking the bands are generally a good idea, but I had a misfortune in one coming loose.
Post a Comment