(Part 2) Best artist drawing aids according to redditors
We found 59 Reddit comments discussing the best artist drawing aids. We ranked the 41 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
How has a little cheating ever hurt anyone?
I did, I used the second smaller stencil from this set, which I carry around in the back pocket of my notebook cover. I use it to make straight lines as well.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CDB9FSW/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_N8h2Db21289G1
Like this?
The easiest way to do wheel I know of is to paint them black first (if there is rubber) then use on of these to paint the centres. Just tape off around the size you want, hold it against the wheel and spray at a 90 degree angle to it.
It is marginally--very marginally--possible that garden centers and nurseries have a few of them tucked away with the flats of petunias. Stop calling florists, and call garden centers. Walmart, you'll have to go down there and look, the grunt on the phone won't know.
They're not really a cut flower, and they're not really a garden center plant. They're an old-fashioned cottage garden plant, and nowhere near as popular as petunias and marigolds. Hence, market forces decree that they're not something you can just walk out and purchase, outside of the random garden center anomaly.
Hobby Lobby to the rescue.
http://www.hobbylobby.com/Floral-Wedding/Flower-Stems/Blue-Forget-Me-Not-Spray/p/4496
Store finder.
https://www.hobbylobby.com/store-finder
Amazon. Be creative.
https://www.amazon.com/Forget-Me-Not-Stencil-Paints-Plastic/dp/B008FPI57C
https://www.amazon.com/Martha-Stewart-Crafts-forget-Me-Not-Stickers/dp/B003PQ7QV2
The tip looks all out of proportion. If its going to be a spear point it needs more symmetry, or if its going to be a drop point it needs less drop.
If you have trouble drawing smooth curves, you may find that a cheap drafting compass and a set of french curve templates go a long way.
Scott Robertson: How to Draw? Great book if so :)
Yeah, the ellipse templates are very expensive, $110 US for a set of small for me, almost $200 for large. Same with the equal space divider I saw him use in one of his videos. I found one for $300 lol (didn't buy it).
Sweeps are quite pricey for what they are too imo. The only place I know is a UK site here, but they're called 'curves' or 'french curves' rather than sweeps. Maybe searching for those terms instead would help.
Like I say though, the ellipses are helpful, but not necessary. You can do the grid plotting with ellipses exercises digitally and save yourself a good $100 - $200. Most grid building in the book doesn't use them, and once you learn what a cube looks like, you can do it without anyway. I used them for maybe 1 week out of the 6 months I spent with the book.
The oval template you're looking at is only for 45 degree ellipses. It might get you in to a habit of drawing the same grid over and over again, which sort of defeats the objective of the book. Its philosophy is lots of different types of grids where you have full control over what they're made up of.
Alternatively, what about something like this, or maybe this.
If you got both, you wouldn't need your ovals anymore (they're 45 degrees), and you'd have 60, 45, 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20. Not a full set of 15 but pretty darn close for about $15. They'd be quite small on the page though, but probably enough to learn with.
Edit - $15 for this one. Even more selection. I think that's about as close as it'll get to a full set. These are small compared to the ones linked above though. I think I'd prefer the ones above even though you lose the 55, and 15.
Go right ahead! :D this is the stencil I used!
If upper right is pretty sturdy it could be mylar, bit looks a little more opaque than what Ive used. The NT cutter knife cuts it fairly well, but I found the xacto pen knives are too dull.
https://www.amazon.ca/7-5-Blank-Mylar-17-5-sheet/dp/B00RDATVSC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=mylar+sheets&qid=1567818067&s=gateway&sr=8-3
You can buy mats that react to water to practice brush strokes. The mat dries when the water evaporates and is reusable, plus it saves ink.
When you decide to use paper i reccomend getting a proper rice paper set up :)
A mat like this: https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Writing-Water-writing-Practicing-Calligraphy/dp/B00IPD5F5E
totally go for it. I actually made $110 in like 2 hours a few weeks ago. I dont get out and do it enough anymore though.
Couple of tips for you
Lighting stencils! like this one from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Field-Template-English-Metric-Stencil/dp/B004I0C00G/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1484907072&sr=8-24&keywords=lighting+stencil
sometimes it will be easier to find a thinner, stronger piece of paper, then finding a larger one. my preferred papers are glassine, and tracing paper, because of their strength and thinness. this is the glassine I use, because its big, and relatively cheap ~~~http://www.amazon.com/Folia-Transparent-Paper-Assorted-Colors/dp/B0042SRBOY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1371905508&sr=8-8&keywords=folia+craft+paper
A decent Circle Template will also work well. Lot of different options for these, just find one that has the radiis you need.
If anyone wants the low-tech option, I've used the "Night Sky Star Stencil" kit for my kid's room. I painted the ceiling a nice deep blue, then painted the stars in white, with the glow-in-the-dark paint over the white. Then you can put some fine splatter where the milky way goes.
How about some Dr. Pepper pulled pork it takes a few hours, but you can set it up the night before and shred it I the morning. Also, if you don't eat pork, you can make it with chicken.
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Want: HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset, because I'm playing games with my long distance boyfriend and also doing voice/video chat and don't have great headphones for it. I'm having a lot of anxieties over money right now though so I don't feel like I can or should get them.
Need: Rapidesign Electro-Logic Symbol Template, because I'm going back to school in January. I meant to get this for a class I was taking last fall, but I ended up failing that class along with most of the ones I was taking, and I'm scared about going back. I should practice what I did learn from the failed class, since I'll have to retake it, but (ironically) I procrastinate on anything related to going back because of my fears about failing again.
Find something Crafty!!! I love crafting cool things. This stamp set seems to fit your tubular vernacular!!! http://www.amazon.com/KellyCraft-Jimbo-Lojik-Polymer-Stamp/dp/B00EYAFALQ/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1409076439&sr=8-17&keywords=funny+crafty (I cant figure out the linky thing!)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G1SYTZM
Round Speedball Nib, perhaps a B5. https://www.amazon.com/Speedball-Lettering-Drawing-Round-Nibs/dp/B000BYQLUS