[Nfb-krafters-korner] Realistic object drawings.

[Valerie]

I would have called those stencils as well. If stencils are  too detailed, you might try searching for the word template. See if you can find any drawing templates that let you use a pen to go between the lines. You may also try making your own by getting a plastic star for example, taking a piece of cardboard, and using an X-Acto knife to trace and cut out the shape of the star. If you have a two-dimensional flat star shaped object, use something that will let it stick to the cardboard, like poster putty, or a folded piece of tape that doesn't interfere with you drawing and cutting out the shape. Cardboard is durable, so you should be able to use that template more than once. That example may be a little more basic than you want, but it may be worth a try. If you can master the use of the X-Acto knife, it should be a clean-cut, and you can take your star template, place it on your drawing surface, and trace the inside. I've had to do this for some of my ceramic work, and it works fairly well. Sometimes educational stores have things for children or teachers to use as  learning tools. They have cut outs of blocky letters, simple line stencils, and other things. I have a store nearby called US Toy and it has a lot of awesome and helpful things. Perhaps there's a place like that in your area. There is also this neat little chain of Japanese stores called Daiso. They sell mostly art supplies, and their items are reasonably priced. I think most things are about a dollar and $.50 per item, with a few exceptions. I know that they do sell a lot of stencils because my two dimensional art design Professor got some for me to use. I have a few that have differently sized squares, a few stencils that are called French curves, and some that have circles, ovals, hexagons and so on. I hope some of this info is helpful and may be of use. :-)

> On May 12, 2016, at 12:44 PM, Sandra Gayer via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Everyone,
> I had an idea to draw around outlines in stencils to get realistic
> drawings of objects, using a spur wheel. However, I've looked what
> stencils are really used for and, based on that, I don't think I'll be
> able to do this with them. I think they are really used for printing
> copies of the image they represent.
> 
> I've tried typing in things like, plastic objects to draw around on
> paper, two D molds for paper drawings... Has anyone got any ideas
> about what I'm actually looking for? I really want flat, hard
> representations of objects such as flowers and animals. I want all the
> elementslike lines and relief presented as gaps so that I can draw
> around the object and my version will look like the original.
> 
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> PS I think I've finally got the curves along the right lines for my
> Celtic Cross.
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
> 
> On 5/12/16, Courtney Fulghum Smith via Nfb-krafters-korner
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> If you would like the directions for the flower pen project that was taught
>> this past Monday night, please e-mail me at cmfulghum at gmail.com.
>> 
>> Courtney
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