Instructions for Drawing a Marble
Instructions for Drawing a Marble. Find out how to dress a marble in this free drawing illustration! In this drawing craft example, I will walk you step-by-step through the guidelines for the most clever way to create a practical drawing of Marble using colored pencils. Also, check our cool drawings.
How about the start drawing Marble!
Here are the drawing materials you will need to draw this free illustration appropriately:
Step 1
Here’s the photo we’ll be working from (one spot up). Click on the image above, and it will open in another tab or window. You can then jump right, save it to your PC, and print it out. It should print at 2 crawls of 3 inches. Cut out the image for estimating, aiming for the piece of paper to be 2″ x 3″.
Turn the card over. Use your 6B or 8B pencil to write across the entire back of the paper. Make sure the whole backside of the article is covered with the pencil, like this:
Currently, measure a 2″ x 3″ square shape on the drawing paper. Leave a 1/4″ to 1″ margin on each of the four sides to create a border around the square shape, and cut the piece to a size similar to the one shown below.
Place the marble photo print in the 2″ x 3″ square shape. Use glued craft tape to fix the pattern securely on the paper and improve the drawing paper securely during the planning stage.
Step 2
Follow the marble project with a sharp 2B pencil or mechanical pencil. You want to follow the layout and subtleties like different tones, features, and shadows. Check out my follow up to see how much detail I’ve observed:
Be very careful when following the Marble, as the Marble should be perfectly round for an authentic photorealistic design.
When you’re done following the image, gently lift the pressure to feel the look of the design. Leave a spot around an edge that is glued so you can replace the print exactly where you suspected you missed something.
Step 3
It is what your canvas should look like now:
The moment you work on your pencil drawing with photorealistic shading, keep the enhanced image of the Marble on your PC screen for you to see as you draw. Keep the print comfortable so you can relate to it as well.
Step 4
Above is what my workspace looked like when I created this gradient photorealistic pencil drawing.
It’s essential to keep the manipulated rubber band available, as you’ll occasionally need to use colored pencils to wipe away the graphite underneath the drawing gently. Assuming you draw over the graphite with your crayons, you can accidentally “stick” the graphite into the paper, making it difficult to remove.
Step 5
While scratching around on a colored pencil drawing, I usually start with highlights or shadows. In this drawing, I’ve decided to start with the lights.
Distinguish the light and white spots in the photo and use gentle light tension to attract the tight areas. It doesn’t matter if the region isn’t “pure” white: look for “mostly light” areas and carefully vary them with white. Working with shaded pencils is a layer cycle, so later, you will draw different tones on the “general light” areas.
Step 6
Use Denim Blue to vary the slanting blue stripe in the Marble subtly. Pay attention to a gentle touch!
I put a piece of torn paper in my design stage to test colors. Many Prismacolor colors resemble each other, so sometimes, you need to push them to see subtle contrasts and decide on one.
Use Red Lake for the diagonal red stripe parallel to the blue line.
Layer the Tuscan red on top of the red lake to make this red stripe piece more nuanced.
Add Blue Record to one side or the other of the Marble as shown and a little in the Marble’s shadow.
If the particular strain you want isn’t available or you’re not jumping on it, you’ll need to put on a few layers to create the music you want.
Step 7
Spot the most nebulous regions and attract them with Cool Dark 90%. Be careful when applying dull tones as they are challenging to get rid of. Add them carefully.
Add 30% more to the hue of Marble with Warm Dim. Jade Green is a vital variable in giving the Marble a sense of clarity. Add some jade green to the top, bottom right, and bottom left of the Marble. Add more denim blue to the slanting stripe in the Marble. Layer the non-photographic blue over blue denim pieces in the diagonal stripe of Marble. Add some Mediterranean blue to the diagonal line to make more progression from the highlights to the shadows.
Step 8
Cloud Blue brings brightness to the Marble. You may need to start squeezing a more robust piece since you’ve lifted a few layers of crayon at this point. Add Cloud Blue to the quiet corner set within the Marble’s slanted blue stripe. For now, we can assume that the corner-to-corner blue region is complete. Also, add Cloud Blue to the other light areas of the Marble. Extend the red corner shadow on the corner stripes by adding the Tuscan red.
Make the red corner to corner stripe more energetic by layering it over Red Lake. Add white to the lightest area of the red line to create features. Use Poppy Red for the final details in the slanting red stripe. The red corner stripe is just finished! Add light green to the left and right sides of the Marble to give a sense of clarity.
Step 9
Use French Dim 70% to bring out the haziest regions in the Marble and the shadows. If some parts seem dull to you, sit back and relax – we’ll loosen it up and streamline it in the next step.
Apply Celadon Green more than the French Dim 30% that you have pre-applied to the Marble and the shade of the Marble in the past.
Apply white to celadon green. Celadon Green has more depth, so adding white brings back more clarity. Make sure you include white on the left side of the marble base.
Step 10
Add touches of Light Water to the top and right of the Marble. Can you feel how Marble appears noticeably rounder and more resistant?
Apply Cool Dim 90% to the shadows and darkest areas of the Marble. Go over similar sites where you applied Cool Dim 90% with a lighter coat of Celadon Green, making Cool Dark 90% even easier to blend with the rest of the Marble. Congratulations: The Marble is now finished! Time to complete the shadow:
Add Warm Dark 30% to the shade of the Marble.
Use Cool Dark 10% to soften the shadow briefly. Adding Cool Dark 10% will draw some nondescript features in the shadows.
Step 11
Now go over the shadow with another layer of Warm Dim 30% but let some of the lighter areas in the shadow show up.
Also, use Blue Record to add a touch of marble stone to the Marble. To add a more significant amount of cloudy warmth to the shade, use French Dim Half.
Use Warm Dim 30% to soften the overly opaque shadow area gently and hide excessively sandy areas. So use Warm Dim 30% to make the shadow appear more matched while still keeping some difference with highlights and shadows within the actual shade.
Congratulations!! You recently drew a photorealistic marble with a gradient pen!
Drawing Completed
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