Art - Lines

  It is useful to draw up a scale of
  the widths of all the pencils / pens
  that you have,
  such as this one to the left.

  Draw the line in the "ladder"
  for each pencil / pen
  and write the type of pencil / pen
  that it is
  beside it.

  This is a very handy reference
  when you are trying to decide
  which pencil / pen is the best
  for a particular drawing,
  or part of a drawing.









(c) Katherine Stuart 2013

Illustration vs Animation

What are the differences between
a painted drawing done for illustration, and
a painted drawing done for animation?

As with everything, there are exceptions to the rule,
but in general, I have worked out the following guidelines -

Illustration

- thin outline   (in pen etc.)

- broken outlines,
     can be included

- layered colour,
     colour can be applied in layers.

Animation

- thicker outline   (in pen etc.)

- unbroken outlines,
     giving definite contained areas  
     for seperate colours.

- solid colours,
     colour applied uniformly.










(c) Katherine Stuart 2013

Art - Copying a Drawing Using the Transfer Method

Original Drawing

Equipment needed:
-your original drawing
-a lead pencil
-a piece of see-through paper,
     such as greaseproof cooking paper,
     larger in size than the drawing/
     paper it is on.
-a spare piece of blank paper,
     as large as the drawing.
-a piece of paper to put the copied

     drawing on

Original Drawing

Have your original drawing ready.

Transfer - second side up

    Transfer                                                                                               
    Lay the see-through paper over the drawing,
    covering it completely.

    Pencil in all the lines of the drawing.
    Pencil in also, the corners of the piece of paper
    that it is on.

    This is your "Transfer".

    (Tip: If you want to reverse your drawing,
    use this side not the one below)
                                                    
    Turn the "Transfer" over, onto a spare piece of paper,
    with the pencil marks face down.
    Pencil over the marks, on the side facing up,
    fairly heavily.
                                                   
                                                           
                                                                                                                         
                                                             Copied Drawing

                                                             Lay the Transfer,

Copied Drawing

    with the second lot of pencil marks face down,
    on the piece of paper,
    where you want your new drawing,
    lining up the corner marks
    if you want it in the same place,
    if it is the same size of paper,
    as the original.

    Using a hard, but not sharp implement,
    such as the rounded end of the lead pencil,
    rub the pencil marks onto the blank paper,
    hard enough so that they can be seen easily.

    Take the Transfer off and lay it aside.

    Redraw over the pencil lines
    that came off onto the new piece of paper,
    so that they can be seen more easily.

                                                       
                                                             This is your copied drawing.

(c) Katherine Stuart 2013         

                                    

Fulfilling My Destiny

I'm finishing my final essay for the "English" unit
that I'm doing for Uni.
Titled  -  "The Impact of a University Education ..."

The Power of Words cannot be underestimated.

I think that I'm coming into my "position",
whatever that will mean in the future.

On to Advanced Maths and one day, my Tech Lab  :)

The Wave

The Wave

Oh, to be a wave,

Dancing on a rock,

Splashing in the air,

Spilling o'er the sides,

Back in to the sea.

(c) Katherine Stuart 2013

Star Trek : Into Darkness

                                                 
Mel and Shell,

"Star Trek : Into Darkness", was excellent.
I have to say that it all came together for me when I saw the "Enterprise" was taking off, and the jet
engines powered up.
When living in Charters Towers ( Queensland, Australia ), a guy was travelling around and we went
to the showgrounds to see the jet engine that he had on the back of his ute (true story). He powered
it up, and that was a special moment for me. I could feel the heat off the engine; and we were sitting
up in the grandstand  :)


text (c) Katherine Stuart 2013

Art - Is it the right colour?

Jo,

When looking at the scene that you want to paint,
it can be hard to work out what a particular colour is.

So, it's useful to compare it to a chart of
previously mixed colours.

I've already compiled a range to use as reference points, below.

They are arranged in this way -

- Colour             - Shade (Dark)

- Tint (Light)       - Grey shade

To mix the colours                                              Names
YO - more yellow than red                                 Y - yellow
O   - yellow and red                                          O - orange
RO - more red than yellow                                 R - red
RP  - more red than blue                                   P - purple
P     - red and blue                                            B - blue
BP   - more blue than red                                  T - turquoise
BT   - more blue than green                               G - green
T      - blue and green                                        L - lime
GT   - more green than blue                              
GL   - more green than yellow
L     - green and yellow
YL  - more yellow than green

Dark            -  colour + a little bit of black
Light            -  white + a little bit of colour
Grey shade   - white + a little bit of black + a little bit of colour

YO

                                                                          








O

                                                                          








RO

                                                                          








RP

                                                                          








P

                                                                          








BP

                                                                          








BT

                                                                          








T

                                                                          








GT

                                                                          








GL

                                                                          








L

                                                                          








YL













(c) Katherine Stuart 2013