Why do you need a white pencil in drawing?
Why do you need a white pencil in drawing?
One of the most mysterious in usePencils for a beginner artist of any age - white. Why is it needed, if the color of such a pencil on white paper is practically invisible? But do not immediately write this color in the "useless." With skillful application, it can become a tool for creating very interesting effects!
You will need
- - Colour pencils
- - colored drawing paper
Instructions
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Take a sheet of colored paper on which brightThe shades of the pencils will be clearly visible - for example, dark blue. Do not use colored paper for children's creativity - it is designed primarily for applications and other crafts made of paper. In the art shop you can buy a special paper for drawing with colored or pastel pencils.
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Pick up the colors of the pencils that will be, likewhite, well visible on dark paper, and will also make up a color-pleasing color combination with the color of the paper. The theme for artistic work will tell the color of the paper and your imagination. For example, on a dark blue background, you can depict an evening winter landscape, on a rich-green - a fairy forest. White color will help you to depict snow, sunrays, glare and reflections on water and other surfaces. You can use a white pencil to create a monochrome composition, that is, containing only one color on a contrasting paper background.
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When drawing with a white pencil on colored paperInteresting effects can be achieved using feathering. This will help create smooth, translucent transitions between the color of the paper and the pencil. As a feathering, you can use a piece of paper folded in a tight tube, a cotton swab, or even your own finger. Experiment with different instruments and choose the one that will be more convenient for you.
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White pencil is suitable not only for drawing onColored paper. It can be applied over ordinary pencils to soften and lighten their colors, reduce saturation. In addition, if you want to achieve a smoother transition between two or more colors, you can also use a white pencil for this, blurring the border between the colors. In addition, having applied over the main color white glare - you can give the illusion of volume shown in the figure.
