Just wanted to share this quick tidbit:
By Hand? Really?
BY HAND. Yes, really.
Saw that a bit ago, browsing through an illustration (click photo for link) and was quite impressed. I’d like to think he free-handed it, first sketching lightly, eraser crumbs everywhere. After a general outline, a sharpie would have been used to embolden all the arcs, and perhaps a Micron would be the tool for final touches.
Non-digital art, especially art that follows repetitive patterns, is simulatenously challenging and soothing. I have to wonder how many of the ‘new’ artists out there have ever touched a protractor or compass, how many have ever been frustrated at the point sliding off into space while you accidentally rip the paper. How many of us remember dueling with T-squares?
Ahh the old days. A blessing and a curse. Though digital works are much easier (and faster) to produce, there is nothing quite like the satisfaction of a perfectly hand-drawn circle.
Check out some of these pre-digital tools…
http://www.daube.ch/docu/glossary/drawingtools.html
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