Aloha everyone, wow! I am so enjoying these drawing exercises and hope you are finding they help! I also love seeing you post pics of your drawing exercises here on Inspire Create, it's lovely, it's exciting, it's refreshing and inspiring!! Kee up the great work! Am so proud of you!!
Are you ready to try drawing something a little bit different from the fruit we've been working on and round shapes? I think it's time we had a go at a something like............a tissue box!
Tissue boxes are easy enough to find in most homes and are great practice for us. So find your tissues and watch this little time-lapse video for some inspiration!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uWE0uFcG1E&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Don't be afraid to use your ruler in this exercise, you can position the tissue box to any angle you like, and if you find that the tissue itself is too difficult that's ok, it's mainly the box, the perspective and the shading that we are looking to hone. The added tissue popping out the top is of a higher difficulty level, so that's an additional optional challenge.
In our other drawing exercises, I've impressed upon you how important your observation skills are, and so for this exercise, you need a little time to set up your tissue box and make sure there is good enough light so that you have adequate dark shadows and nice bright highlights. If not, you might like to employ some artificial light to add more light and shadow.
As in the other exercises, I would encourage you to sit a while and take in what you see once you've set up your tissue box study. Also take a digital photo of it. Add a ruler to your pencils and erasers, you might find it very helpful for this exercise. Write down on a note pad, the things you notice.
Ask yourself (and write this down)
. Where light and shade is?
. How many surfaces can you see?
. Does the tissue cast a shadow?
. Where is the shadow underneath the tissue box?
. How does the light play on the surface of the tissue box? Is it dappled light coming from outside your window, or is it hard unnatural light from a source inside like your dining room light, or some other additional light source.
. Look at the perspective. With your ruler it can help to lay it over the imaginary lines, to show you how the perspective works. I find this helps me.
Tip 1:
It can help to also study your digital photograph of the tissue box as I do, as it helps to see it more as an 'object' I think, rather than the 'tissue box'. The mind plays tricks and 'thinks' it knows what it sees, or what to expect... but sometimes that's not such a good thing....with observation we really need to let go of our preconceived ideas and sometimes we have to trick out subconscious into it...I find the digital photograph helps me to let go of the idea that it's anything at all, but just a shape, with contours, shadows and highlights, and we are merely recording what we see.
Tip 2:
Sleep on it! It can be helpful for your brain, to give it time to digest the new information you've given it, what you've seen and recorded in your note book and the image of the digital tissue box, etc. While we are sleeping, our brain makes new connections while we are in resting phase, that you couldn't otherwise make without sleep. I trust that this really helps. Why not try it and see, it can't hurt and might assist you.
Tip 3: if you become frustrated at any time, take a few steps back, have a break and do something else. Come back to it when you feel refreshed.
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I have never drawn a tissue box before myself, let alone attempted a tissue, lol, so this is a first perhaps for many of us.
Ok everyone, have a wonderful day today and start thinking about how and when you can find some time to try this little exercise.....
Please feel free and more than welcome to post images of your artwork relating to the exercises, on Facebook Inspire Create page here is the link http://www.facebook.com/KarinTaylorInspireCreate
NB: The creative exercises archived here are available for anyone who wants more inspiration and creative expression in their lives. There is no limit on how often you particpate, how many exercises you do, or what order you do them in. They are an extension of my book "Beyond the Stick Figure: hope and encouragement for anyone who has ever wanted to be creative"
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