Devsye

Tried to make lined shading go with the contours at first, but it didn’t work on this object. Generally a little tricky to do as each line must gradually change contour.

Then a drawing of a pear:

An attempt to shade it using only black and mid-grey:

This wasn’t a success because it’s difficult to give a sense of form with only two shades. Probably works okay with angular forms, but not so much organic forms. Need to introduce an extra shade.

A small wooden vase-shaped object. The shading did not scan well. Perhaps I need to move the shading a key or two darker. I only wanted to use three tones: dark, mid-tone and white.

Still on the topic of circles.

Just to put circle practice into effect. Need to work out a way to get the curves symmetrical. It’s almost there but not quite.

Things to consider:

• I measured the proportions but lost track of them and ended up leaving the page.
• The angles of circles is tricky. The top part of the grinder is at the wrong angle.
• Perhaps I should try finishing these drawings off properly with clean lines. I want to keep the sketches brief, though.

An attempt to see where I went wrong. These lines would have been useful throughout the drawing. Even with the guides, the circles are tricky. Need some practice.

Struggling with the circles.