Mechanical Pencil : Conclusion

Well, that pretty much wraps up our pencil-making for today.

The main thing that I can't stress enough when working on a project like this, where you're trying to render somethign as realistic as possible is the need to observe. All the step-by-step processes and fancy tutorials in the world won't get you anywhere unless you're able to look at things with a critical eye and see for yourself how light is reflected and shadows are cast, etc. Once you've mastered that, it's simply a matter of learning the techniques to bring those observations to life on the screen.

I can teach you how to draw a pencil, but until you learn how to see one, you're never going to progress to an ink pen, a bowl of fruit, a glass of wine, etc.

So grab a mechanical pencil and set it there on your desk, take a look at how the light plays off of it, and how we've brought that to bear in the tutorial.

You'll probably find ways to make improvements, over time.

- Kelli

Author: Kelli
Last edited on: 8th Dec, 12:46 am
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