Gunny
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Hi all,
Since my last post here I've signed up for a GRS class (June, with Rick Eaton), bought Sam's "Essential Guide to Drawing Scrolls" video, and borrowed a sketch pad and some pencils from my exceedingly patient wife.
The first scrolls I drew were a week or two ago, but I've decided to take some advice here and work on an element at a time, so this week is going to be backbones. I've noticed that I have a tendency to flatten out a section as I sketch, which then ends up pushing the "knob" of the scroll too far one way or the other even if I try to go back and round off the flattened part. There's some evidence of that in the "1" sketch, the outer section around 2 0'clock was flat, the "tail" of that backbone was originally more parallel with the tail of "2", but once I started correcting the tail rotated counter clockwise and the knob moved to the right. (Also realizing I should have marked these up to better illustrate what I'm saying...)
I'm happier with number 2 overall. Any advice on either of them?
Also, would you recommend that I draw a box/rectangle first and then try to put the scroll into that space to start thinking about layout? Or is that something that should come once the elements are more consistent? In this case, I drew the box around them afterwards just to section off that part of the sketch pad.
I hope everyone had a good weekend!
Since my last post here I've signed up for a GRS class (June, with Rick Eaton), bought Sam's "Essential Guide to Drawing Scrolls" video, and borrowed a sketch pad and some pencils from my exceedingly patient wife.
The first scrolls I drew were a week or two ago, but I've decided to take some advice here and work on an element at a time, so this week is going to be backbones. I've noticed that I have a tendency to flatten out a section as I sketch, which then ends up pushing the "knob" of the scroll too far one way or the other even if I try to go back and round off the flattened part. There's some evidence of that in the "1" sketch, the outer section around 2 0'clock was flat, the "tail" of that backbone was originally more parallel with the tail of "2", but once I started correcting the tail rotated counter clockwise and the knob moved to the right. (Also realizing I should have marked these up to better illustrate what I'm saying...)
I'm happier with number 2 overall. Any advice on either of them?
Also, would you recommend that I draw a box/rectangle first and then try to put the scroll into that space to start thinking about layout? Or is that something that should come once the elements are more consistent? In this case, I drew the box around them afterwards just to section off that part of the sketch pad.
I hope everyone had a good weekend!