Drawing Shapes

Drawing shapes is moving objects or objects that are around us exactly like the actual state of things, according to the direction of view and the existing light.

According to Dr. Cut Kamaril WS. Drawing Shapes is an attempt to express and communicate ideas or feelings in a two-dimensional form that has artistic value using lines and colors.

The expression corresponds to the shape of the object being drawn. The results show the creativity and skill of the painter in displaying the accuracy of the shapes and types of objects drawn.

In drawing a shape, the accuracy of the shape of the object being drawn is needed. Therefore, it is necessary to know the basics of shape accuracy, namely the proportion or size comparison and the accuracy of lines or textures that indicate the accuracy of the type of object. For people who are good at drawing, they can immediately draw what is drawn. For people who are still learning, it is necessary to know the basics of these comparisons, by using guide lines to divide the shape of objects in certain ratio sizes so that the picture is correct.

Nature of Drawing

Drawing is making a scratch on a surface that graphically represents a resemblance to something.

The word drawing can be interpreted as moving one or more objects into the drawing area without involving the emotions, feelings, and character of the painter.

This transfer is in the sense of changing the shape or appearance by reducing or increasing the overall size which for certain purposes can also use an accurate comparison scale (size comparison).

Types of pencils or pencils for drawing

Drawing begins by choosing the appropriate type of paper, adapted to the media of a pencil or portrait. The potlot is a soft tool, doesn't give much depth, the hardness varies; For starters, use soft potlots. (To complete the picture later should always use the most quality potlot as far as can be obtained). The strength of the line depends on the paper used. The finer the paper used, the darker the scratches on the portrait obtained. On the other hand, the smoother the paper, the grayer the streak will be. The paper should be smooth enough to get a good plot line and hard enough not to scratch the potlot.

There are many kinds and types of potlots or pencils according to their uses, including:

a. Ordinary Pencil

A regular pencil with a wooden stick is relatively inexpensive, can be used to make a variety of strokes, and can be used to cover areas of the drawing and create shadows. Although ordinary pencils are quite suitable for drawing, you must pay attention to the quality and type of pencil in their use.

b. Hard Pencil (with pencil term Hard/H)

This type of pencil has a level of hardness and quality ranging from 9 H (very hard) then F. This type of pencil is usually widely used for drawing rulers, because of its hard type. The harder the pencil fill level, the more it can be used to produce dense, smooth and thin lines.

c. Medium Pencil (with the term medium hard/HB pencil)

This pencil is used to make designs/sketches/plan drawings, both for decoration pictures and advertising pictures.

d. Soft Pencil (with soft/B pencil terms)

Soft pencil fills can produce dense, dark lines, and light dark tones. For almost all freehand drawings, the Type B pencil is the most useful type of pencil. This type of pencil is widely used to draw portraits, objects or natural scenes in black and white.

e. Conte

It is charcoal black in color and differs from ordinary pencils in that it has thick and wide strokes. Also divided into:

• Hard/H
• Medium/HB
• Soft/B, used to draw portraits, landscapes, and objects

f. Colored Pencils

These pencils contain wax and are available in 12 different colors.

The techniques used in drawing with a pencil/potlot include:

1. Stippel technique. That is drawing with dots or doodles that are repeated.
2. The Dussel technique, also known as the rubbing technique. That is drawing by rubbing hands or paper that has been given / spiked with a pencil. (This technique should not be used in the world of education, but the reality on the ground is often used by face/portrait painters).
3. Shading technique, to convey the impression of a three-dimensional shape that cannot be represented by contour lines alone. Shadow lines refer to a series of closely spaced or closely spaced parallel lines.

Types of Shading include:

1. Ordinary shading, which is a shading line that refers to a series of parallel tight lines, rhythmically according to the shape of the object being drawn.
2. Cross Shading, is a shadow that involves using two layers of shadow lines to achieve a higher density and produce lighter dark tones.
3. Scribbling technique, is a type of network shading that consists of lines from various directions that are generated randomly, so that the visual texture will vary with the line technique used.

With a solid knowledge of the properties of materials and the function of tools, the artist can develop his drawing power without technical constraints. Drawing is an inseparable matter of feelings, thoughts, skills, ideas and techniques. The urge to draw arises generally because of an idea in mind to express it in a visual form.

The last tool for image correction is the eraser, to erase the part of the image that doesn't work. A regular potlot eraser will suffice, as long as it's flexible, soft and clean.

There is a slippery paper and some is sticky, there is a padded paper and absorbent paper, a thick paper and a thin one. There are three types of paper that can be used:

1. Cheap paper that can be used freely. Perhaps stencil paper or newsprint (which is used for newspapers, can be obtained in quarto size wrapped per ream).
2. Pocket size Paper Lakar (in the form of a pocket size book).
3. Good drawing paper with various thicknesses, in sheets, rolls, or book form. Drawing paper is usually glossy white, but some are dull white or Indian-white. According to Ajat Sakri in his book explains.

Drawing begins long before drawing the first line. The beginning is good posture and the right attitude towards work. The arms and the whole body should be relaxed. The gaze is fixed on the surface of the paper as a whole, conquering and overpowering it.