We will make an origami bird from a flat (2-D) piece of paper. Notice that we have made a 3-D form from a 2-D object. Now - in an ironic twisted way - we are going to draw the 3-D paper bird on a flat 2-D piece of paper to create an ILLUSION of 3-D form.
Arrange your bird so that the natural (or lamp) light falls on it in a way that emphasizes its 3-D nature. Twist and turn the bird until you are happy with this. You might want to take a photo of this but remember to switch off the flash as that frontal harsh light flattens form.
Another thing that flattens form is OUTLINE.
Step 1: Use a soft pencil to lightly sketch the layout
Step 2: Use 2B, 4B pencils to put in the tones into the figure AND the ground at the same time. Don't do the figure first and then the ground - it's hard to adjust the tonal values afterwards.
From DRAWING by J.M. Parramon [ISBN 0-89586-072-4]
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