Pencil sketch of baby shoes and tips on getting your own sketchbook
So how you sketch a pair ofย shoes?
First thing you need, of course, is a pair of shoes. Then go find a piece or paper, simili paper if you don’t have a sketchbook. But I suggest you make it a habit sketching in a sketchbook. Then you need a pencil and eraser. Then you need to sit still and observe the shoes. Draw out the shapes first, then you work on the details. Later you get to the shading part. This apply to other subjects as well, hehe.
What kind of sketchbook is suitable? If you just want to sketch by pencil, you can make a sketchbook out of white A4-sized papers. You may fold/cut into two and have them stapled together at the side. Cover the stapled area with a strip of tape. If you need a ready made one, try looking at your nearest stationery shop. Any sketchbook is good for a starter. But find a small one, easy for you to carry in your bag.
Sketchbooks I use (small ones, easy to fit in my bag):
1, Moleskine Sketchbook (9 cm x 14cm Rm89) – suitable for coloring as well, colorpencils, thin watercolor or tempera.
2. PaperLuxe Sketchbook (14.85cm x 21cm โ A5 RM43.80) – suitable for watercolor.
3. Earth Care Sketchbook (8″ x 8″ RM 11.oo) – suitable for thin watercolor or colorpencils.
You can get Moleskine from CzipLee, Bangsar and Page One @ Kinokuniya, KLCC and you can get Paperluxe and Earthcare at Kinokuniya KLCC as well as Popular Bookshop. Not sure about other bookshops.
Pencils. What kind of pencil I use? I use mechanical pencil with 2B 0.5 lead. 0.5 is the most common lead, 0.75 is quite hard to find. Why mechanical pencil? I hate to sharpen my pencil all the time. That’s why you see my sketches are all so clean.
Tips.
1. Keep a cotton bud in hand if you like to blend your shadings. Normally I would use my fingers to blend but for small areas, cotton bud is quite handy.
2. If you don’t like to blend, make sure your pencil strokes are all in the same direction Click to enlarge my sketch above to see what I am talking about.
Paperluxe Etcetra A5 Cloth Bound Cover with Perfect Bound Interior RM43.80
26 Comments
Dila.13
Those are really good sketches! Would love to be able to sketch like you. My only experience in sketching was sketching Snoopy & Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes! But that was a very long time ago. Huhu.. – @writer_4_hire ๐
emila
hehe comel je dila ni. beli sketchbook dan pencil, lepas tu simpan je dalam handbag. bila ada urge nak lukis, you jsut take it out and try to sketch anything in front of you.
TheSharkox
saya sketchbook yang tetap takde.. kalau jumpa je kertas kotor pun jadi la..dapat lukis sebijik muka kartun dah cukup..hehe
nkara
dolu-dolu time sekolah suka sangat melukis. now nak lukis orang lidi pon terkial-kial… -_-
Aja
the baby shoes that u sketched so detail!..cute sangat ..:)
emila
thank you. baby shoes ni husband saya gantung kat kereta ( i don’t really like to gantung but since it’s cute, ok la) and i sketched bit by bit masa tunggu my son balik dari sekolah. tu yang boleh work on the details tu.
emila
praktis je, sure ok punya.
emila
elok ada buku sketchbook, dik. nanti nak rujuk balik senang.
Jiji
kalau takde cotton bud, boleh cuit sikit roti atas piring@!~
Roti hendaklah tidak berbentuk canai! Jika ya , Efek berminyak mungkin diperolehi@!~
Heh
(tips dari jiji)
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Whitey Mommy
alahai…tomey sungguh akk…:)
emila
kasut yassin masa baby ๐
emila
hehe pastu kalau biar lukisan atas meja, semut pun datang makan kertas.
nYomeL
comelnye kasut tu kak..
BTW, good tips! TQ kak emi..
*ecehh.. gaye mcm nak melukis je kann..?? hikhikhik..
emila
kasut yassin masa baby, nyomel. ๐
ur welcome. gaya dah ada, tinggal nak buat je hehee
nYomeL
dah besar dah yassin ekk.. ๐
kak emi, tang nak buat tu la yang bercinta je rase.. hihi!
ET
eh… sama la sketchbook dgn kite.. kaler pun sama.. tapi saiz je lain. et punya A6. Enjoy sgt guna sketchbook ni! Kertas dia bagus.
emila
ok la not bad.
syafiq
tak tahu kenapa tapi aku lagi suka guna pensel kayu dari pensel mekanikal. sebab mungkin tak biasa. tapi betul kalau pensel kayu mesti kene ada pengasah/pisau sentiasa. hehe.
emila
syafiq, haah. dulu kak emila pakai pensel biasa tapi bila dah malas nak asah, tu yg guna mekanikal. tengok keselesaan masing2, kalau selesa pakai pensel biasa boleh guna. kalau nak pakai mekanikal pun boleh guna. pen pun boleh juga untuk sketching.
Dila.13
InsyaAllah I’ll try to make the time to sketch. Takut gak lama tak sketch. Lukis kucing jadi durian kang! hehe..
emila
heheh takpe, durian pun rupa macam kucing. eh landak kan? lol.
syafiq
sebab memang rasa nak guna pensel meka tapi kalau guna pensel meka mungkin sebab kertas atau lead tu terlalu halus .5 kan so rasa macam tajam sangat hehe.
emila
memang halus tapi boleh beli lead 0.7 hehe tak byk beza pun. tapi yang penting pressure. akak dah biasa guna mekanikal, so dah boleh control pressure.
syafiq
so kene trained la lagi hehehe. ๐
Bang Iwan
Lukisannya mantap sangat.
emila
makasih bang iwan