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Drawing things on a smaller scale. - Ziggler - 02-11-2025
Hello, if I have, for example, a pen and I want to draw a part of it that can be pressed, for example, or other parts of it that are small, should I measure them, use the pencil measurement method, or should I draw them more by eye? How to draw small elements in general?
RE: Drawing things on a smaller scale. - JosephCow - 02-11-2025
I don't really know the full context but the pencil measuring method really only works at a larger scale. Any length less than like an inch down the pencil is going to be really inaccurate in my experience. So I guess you'd have to be drawing a really big pen.
RE: Drawing things on a smaller scale. - Ziggler - 02-14-2025
(02-11-2025, 08:26 AM)JosephCow Wrote: I don't really know the full context but the pencil measuring method really only works at a larger scale. Any length less than like an inch down the pencil is going to be really inaccurate in my experience. So I guess you'd have to be drawing a really big pen.So it's better to draw such small things more by eye?
RE: Drawing things on a smaller scale. - JosephCow - 02-14-2025
Yes you should. Or use another technique to judge how big/far it is. for example angle measurement with the pencil. But if it's literally that tiny, just draw it
RE: Drawing things on a smaller scale. - dallasmiles - 02-18-2025
If you're aiming for a looser, more natural drawing, you can estimate proportions visually.