Andrew Biggs
Moderator
Hi Jason
The answer to that is both. Make sure that they are both consistent and not too thin...........give yourself a bit of meat on the bone. If anything it is better to have it a bit thicker so you can always trim back if you want........but you cant add to it once you start cutting
If they are too thin then you will have problems when it comes to shading where all the lines converge at the base of the leaf. Over time, and the more you draw you will develop an eye for what proportion it should be.
I have reached the stage where it's getting harder to explain and easier to just show you.
The two pictures below...........
The first is your drawing with a few of my very rough modifications. As you can see the gaps between the leaves need to be a bit more consistent and not so big and the leaf between the last two left hand scrolls needs to come off the scroll I've indicated. Also your leaf tips want to touch the inside of the scroll........plus the right hand secondary scroll needs a bit of work.
The blue line indicates the thickness of the scroll spine.
None of these things are radical changes as you have all the elements in place. All you are doing now is refining and slightly altering. It is all fairly subtle stuff from now on.
The second picture is something I want you to take into consideration when drawing your leaves. Pay careful attention to the contours of the leaf and its segments............I have tried to graphically demonstrate the effect that this will have on the shading later on when you cut.
So when you start redrawing your leaf shapes pay careful consideration to their form and contours and try to visualize the shading and how that will be formed as well. So take your time and consider each shape carefully.
You are going great guns!!
Cheers
Andrew
The answer to that is both. Make sure that they are both consistent and not too thin...........give yourself a bit of meat on the bone. If anything it is better to have it a bit thicker so you can always trim back if you want........but you cant add to it once you start cutting
If they are too thin then you will have problems when it comes to shading where all the lines converge at the base of the leaf. Over time, and the more you draw you will develop an eye for what proportion it should be.
I have reached the stage where it's getting harder to explain and easier to just show you.
The two pictures below...........
The first is your drawing with a few of my very rough modifications. As you can see the gaps between the leaves need to be a bit more consistent and not so big and the leaf between the last two left hand scrolls needs to come off the scroll I've indicated. Also your leaf tips want to touch the inside of the scroll........plus the right hand secondary scroll needs a bit of work.
The blue line indicates the thickness of the scroll spine.
None of these things are radical changes as you have all the elements in place. All you are doing now is refining and slightly altering. It is all fairly subtle stuff from now on.
The second picture is something I want you to take into consideration when drawing your leaves. Pay careful attention to the contours of the leaf and its segments............I have tried to graphically demonstrate the effect that this will have on the shading later on when you cut.
So when you start redrawing your leaf shapes pay careful consideration to their form and contours and try to visualize the shading and how that will be formed as well. So take your time and consider each shape carefully.
You are going great guns!!
Cheers
Andrew