In the second week Marie has been showing us the principles of shading & how to make a small wallet for keeping our tiles in.
I had to improvise a little making my wallet: I used coloured cardstock instead of double-sided patterned paper & a velcro strip instead of a Tombow Fastener Tab.
Through Marie's teaching I'm learning how varying the softness/hardness of the graphite pencil used gives different results when shading. I've been quite astonished by how effective the graphite shading is in adding dimension & life to the tangles especially when combined with inked shading techniques (as in the Coil tangle around the Fishnet top right below).
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| tangles: Coil, Nzepple, Star Snail, Tipple, Triangles, Tripoli I used TanglePatterns String 002 |
The full realization of this hit me when I set myself the task of using ONLY inked shading techniques in the next tile. I was rather suprised how difficult I found this to do for I kept reaching for the pencils & the limitation of using ink alone actually hampered me in my choice of tangles. Proof really to me that I'm not so frightened of pencil shading any more - a significant milestone to reach.
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| tangles: Crescent Moon, Cubine, Fricle, Knightsbridge, Msst, Skistel, Tipple |
9 comments:
That last one usimng only the pen for shading is very interesting - something else for me to attempt. The combination of geometrics with swirls is so effective too.
I love how using the pencil for the shading makes such a difference to the dimension you can achieve . You have 2 great but very different tangles and I like the tile wallet too
Jackie x
That tile wallet is very neat, the 'Z' button is a nice finishing touch. I am so pleased that you are enjoying doing the shading, I can see what you mean about filling in with ink for the shading on the twisted Coil tangle, it gives a great 3d effect and I love how the other tangles are either cushions of pattern or have shadows. Your 2nd tile using only inking is a revelation and although you feel it has hampered you I think you have achieved a brilliant effect, a little 'Escher' in perspective. My eye sees the 'castle wall' on different levels depending on how I relate it to the background. Is the 'rain' falling on the castle walls or is the castle wall holding back the rippling water? The shadow effect increases that feeling as the dark pattern is a mirror image but I keep seeing it as a shadow as well. I also enjoy hunting out your initials, hiding in plane sight! Super blog Paula, thank you so much for sharing.
Great work and shading Paula, can see that you are improving every time! Great wallet for those squares also,such a course is great, warm greet Miranda
Really neat little wallet. I am very impressed with your pencil shading it adds fabulous dimension. I think your tsngling progress is brilliant. Well done! Elaine x
What a great wallet and I love these tangles. so beautiful!
That shading behind the netting looks so realistic! :)
Another gorgeous tile Paula!
hugs
xxalisonx
Visual puzzles for the eye Paula! Your tangles always have so much depth. Sometimes images appear to move to the front while other seem to be falling away. Pure magic!
you are really getting advanced with your patterns and linework!
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