In this two part series you will learn the fundamentals of how to draw a ring to scale and in three views.
From there, you will be shown how to bring the drawing to life using gouache and watercolour paints to render a yellow gold diamond single stone ring.
This lesson is perfect for all skill levels as it guides you through the whole process with step by step instructions.
Materials needed:
-Gemstone templates
-2H lead pencil (standard pencil or mechanical pencil)
-Eraser/ Kneadable eraser
-clear/ see through ruler
-2 x 45 degree rulers
-Two water pots. (One for cleaning the brushes in and the other to add clean water to paints)
-Tissue/ paper towel
-plastic or ceramic plate to mix paints on
-Grey scale paper (I use liviano colour card A4smooth surface 180gsm) You can use any toned watercolour paper. It’s easier to render on grey scale paper and helps make colours pop and diamonds easier to paint. Another brand I use is Canson Mi Teintes Pastel Paper grey tones.
-Brushes- size 0 or 00, size 1 or 2 natural hair round brushes.
-grey watercolour (multicolour watercolour pallets-Koh-I-Noor brand.
Gouache Paints- Brand- Winsor and Newton Designers Gouache
-zinc white
-permanent white
-cadmium lemon
-raw Siena
-burnt umber
Check out this free Gemstone Drawing Guide .pdf
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