One of the neat things about this forum is that it has members at all stages of development. If like me you are in the early stages of the craft you really appreciate when others post.
There are several threads running currently that are real aids for studying both design and shading.
http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?12985-comic-book-drawing
http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?12995-shading-a-design
These threads are just what I need at present. Recently I have been making small steps with both the scroll design and the shading on a knife project I assigned myself....now inspired by others I am eager to do it again with the link threads as reference to guide me.
Pics of the journey:
starting out
as I viewed this it quickly lead me to another design concept (a heck of a lot less background removal for one thing)
While it would be easy to take a position why not work this out on practice plates, for me I decided I was at a stage that I preferred to work on a knife rather than a practice plate. Not sure how cost effective that will prove but it does keep the concentration focused.
Bill
There are several threads running currently that are real aids for studying both design and shading.
http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?12985-comic-book-drawing
http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?12995-shading-a-design
These threads are just what I need at present. Recently I have been making small steps with both the scroll design and the shading on a knife project I assigned myself....now inspired by others I am eager to do it again with the link threads as reference to guide me.
Pics of the journey:
starting out
as I viewed this it quickly lead me to another design concept (a heck of a lot less background removal for one thing)
While it would be easy to take a position why not work this out on practice plates, for me I decided I was at a stage that I preferred to work on a knife rather than a practice plate. Not sure how cost effective that will prove but it does keep the concentration focused.
Bill