Basic Shapes, Continued
Cylinders
Cylinders reflect light at the bottom and top. The soft, graded edges make
the flat rectangular shape have a definite round appearance. Using a raised
mask on a cylinder body works better than using a frisket.
When airbrushing
cylinders, work from light to dark.
To airbrush cylinders:
Step
1
2
3
Make a dark outline of a cylindrical (rectangle) form.
Place a frisket over the drawing and cut out the area to be painted.
Starting at the top, paint a slight shadow over the raised edge of the
mask slightly below the top of the cylinder.
4
Turn the drawing over so that the bottom of the cylinder is now the
top.
5
Paint a slight shadow over the raised edge of the mask and slightly
below the edge of the frisket.
6
Apply pigment slightly lower, leaving a light streak between it and
the top stroke using a raised mask. Turn the drawing over again.
7
Return to the streak at the bottom of the cylinder and extend the
pigment part way up the side.
8
Once dry, remove the frisket.
9
Clean up the drawing.
Action
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