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"The Impossible Stairs"

"The Impossible Stairs"

— Thomas Hoppe
Etiquetados: 4 dimensional art compositional logic coordinated constructions design Drawing hoppe theory illusion pencil on paper planar fragmentation technique
An X-ray of “The Impossible Stairs" would reveal this abstract understructure. I've demonstrated how we can make pictures with nothing more than perfect circles and straight lines, but can we make a picture using only lines? Yes, we can.
Beyond Basics: Advanced Drawing with Blackwing

Beyond Basics: Advanced Drawing with Blackwing

— Thomas Hoppe
Etiquetados: blackwing Drawing graphite Mastery pencil pencil on paper technique

Learning to draw like everyone else is not a very complex matter. You can use any pencil you want. If you want to learn my technique, you need to use Blackwing pencils. They are higher quality than other brands and they have properties which make them more suitable for shading with a sharp point.