Drawing a scroll

[Beladran]

So I can cut a scroll that's been laid out for me but I am struggling to draw my own.

Can someone tell me what sort of black magic is used to do this?

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

Can someone tell me what sort of black magic is used to do this?

Buy Sam's DVD The Essential Guide to Drawing Scrolls and that will get you well on your way to designing and drawing your own.

 

[Donny]

X3 on Sam's DVD, then get Ron Smith's books they help as well...then study leaf formations and leaf curls, folds, and shading of others. The last thing AND SINGULARLY the MOST important thing is to DRAW DRAW DRAW. I tried to get around this in the beginning because I wanted to cut!!! I didn't want to pay my dues. I just felt I could do this on the fly like the experienced engravers. I learned this lesson AFTER I started a rather expensive project piece and TOTALLY ruined it. That was years ago. But the lesson did make me open my eyes and I am a better artist for it now.

DRAW DRAW DRAW....it will make you. I promise.

Donny

 

[glstrcowboy]

This has helped me, although be advised it is not the final solution. Some of the scrolls aren't perfect, and the plastic is a little stiff for wrapping around curved objects.

http://www.grstools.com/patterns-transfers-and-more/022-196.html

 

[mrthe]

No Black magic,but practice,practice and practice drawing it will help you ,only you have to study the fundamentals of the scrolls and how build it,i haven't the Sam drawing scroll DVD but i'm sure that is fantastic and will help you a lot.

 

[Southern Custom]

It's one of the hardest things to learn well. And I'll agree with the others. Only by practice can you really get a feel for it. A cirlcle template and an oval template can give you a bit of help in forming the initial scroll. This from Sam help me immensely: http://igraver.com/goldenmean.shtml,
Then, more practice, and some more.
Layne

 

[Arnaud Van Tilburgh]

I agree with the others about practice practice and practice, video, books the Café, the other forum, mother nature, architecture and more.
It is not Black magic, but sure you will feel the magic when you start understanding what you see when looking at a nice scroll design.

arnaud