Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
Delineation the Mona Lisa with a grid is a worthy conduct to constitute an accurate rendering of da Vinci's crackerjack drudge. The manipulate of grids dates back to the antique Egyptians. It continued over the Baroque Space and remains in apply by artists nowadays. Gridding ensures validity and perspective to the Craft text. A grid again allows you to enlarge or minimize the reference occupation to the vastness you demand for your Ending group. Everyone block of the grid gives you a reference objective to concentrate on and provides a foundation you can exercise to stay focused on Everyone angle of the Mona Lisa represantation.
Instructions
Create the Grid
1. Degree 1/2 inch between Everyone horizontal column.
Place dots down the sides of the Mona Lisa reference photo, ½-inch apart, using a ruler as a cicerone. Employment the fine-tip pen to haul horizontal lines connecting the dots across the reference photo.
2. The completed graph consists of Identical sized horizontal and vertical lines.
Compass dots ½-inch apart along the top and backside of the reference photo, using the ruler for validity.
Employ the fine-tip pen to trail vertical lines connecting the dots from top to backside.
3. Area dots 1 inch apart down Everyone side of the sketch paper using the ruler as a bird dog. Handle the 2B pencil to draw horizontal lines connecting the dots. Use very light pressure on the pencil to prevent scoring the paper.
4. Place dots 1 inch apart across the top and bottom of the sketch paper, using the ruler as a guide. Use the 2B pencil to associate the dots with vertical lines, using very light pressure.
Draw the Mona Lisa
5. Look for contrast, highlights and shadows. Apply heavier pressure on your pencil for dark shadows and lighter pressure for mid-tones. Leave the white of the paper to show the lightest highlights. Working in the highlights gives the eye a translucent quality.
Draw details by referring to the reference photo grid.
Examine the details in the Mona Lisa grid square you chose. Begin drawing the reference square details with the 2B pencil into the matching square of the sketch paper. When drawing one of Mona Lisa's eyes, For example, outline the edge of the iris and pupil first. Choose a square on the reference photo grid to start your drawing. Find the corresponding square on the sketch paper by counting across and down the number of squares on both the reference photo and sketch paper grid.6. Continue working toward the outer and inner corners of the eye.
Continue analyzing each square of the grid with this process until all the grid squares are complete.
7. Erase the grid squares when you are satisfied with the details of each square. Adding as much detail as possible to each grid square will result in an accurate rendering of the Mona Lisa.
