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Step 6Final Touches, Other Handy Tips...
Final Touches
Now is the time to step back, look at your work, and see what needs to be adjusted. What will need to be done will depend on the drawing you're working on and the style you're going for. I'll just review the adjustments I made to this drawing to give you an idea. You can click on a before and after image to compare.
- added a background to make it seem more complete
- added shadows to the face under the eyes and nose, inside the ear, and below the chin and lips. Usually I like a flat look, but this looked much better.
- the subject looked older in the earlier version. Fixed by changing hair color from grey to brown (what was I thinking?), and creating highlights in the hair.
- he also looked a little worried rather than the inquisitive look I was going for. Fixed by deemphasizing some of the lines in the forehead by changing the color of the lines and lowering the left eyebrow.
- slightly changed aspect ratio of the image because it looked too tall and narrow.
Other Tips
- This technique Packard Jennings also uses in his drawings, but he uses a small brushes and india ink instead of pens.
- Helena Keeffe uses a similar method for the portraits in her Living Proof project and on her Muni Maps project.
- I use a wacom tablet to draw in illustrator. If you're going to be doing a lot of this kind of work, it can be very handy.
- Another Instructables user thesparine, posted an instructable on how to create a pencil sketch from a photograph. There's some good tips, including some drawing basics and how to get around using a light table by using your window. I'd suggest reading it through as well.
- If you think it might be useful to other people, add your drawing to the Open Clip Art Library like I did.
Now is the time to step back, look at your work, and see what needs to be adjusted. What will need to be done will depend on the drawing you're working on and the style you're going for. I'll just review the adjustments I made to this drawing to give you an idea. You can click on a before and after image to compare.
- added a background to make it seem more complete
- added shadows to the face under the eyes and nose, inside the ear, and below the chin and lips. Usually I like a flat look, but this looked much better.
- the subject looked older in the earlier version. Fixed by changing hair color from grey to brown (what was I thinking?), and creating highlights in the hair.
- he also looked a little worried rather than the inquisitive look I was going for. Fixed by deemphasizing some of the lines in the forehead by changing the color of the lines and lowering the left eyebrow.
- slightly changed aspect ratio of the image because it looked too tall and narrow.
Other Tips
- This technique Packard Jennings also uses in his drawings, but he uses a small brushes and india ink instead of pens.
- Helena Keeffe uses a similar method for the portraits in her Living Proof project and on her Muni Maps project.
- I use a wacom tablet to draw in illustrator. If you're going to be doing a lot of this kind of work, it can be very handy.
- Another Instructables user thesparine, posted an instructable on how to create a pencil sketch from a photograph. There's some good tips, including some drawing basics and how to get around using a light table by using your window. I'd suggest reading it through as well.
- If you think it might be useful to other people, add your drawing to the Open Clip Art Library like I did.
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