Gallery Three: Drawing on Solid-Color Paper
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Draw Wrap
Black Marker Pattern
Solid-color paper is the blank canvas of the wrap artist. Once the present is wrapped, you are free to improvise.
Contrast: white/black: the opposites of brightness. Angled strokes/ retangular box.
Easy: no fancy drawing, just add single strokes until it is filled up.
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Draw Wrap
Silver Paint Marker Pattern on Red Paper
Shopping bags are a great source of wrapping paper. The paper is thick and luxurious.
Contrast: flat color/ shiny silver. Zig-zag drawing/ retangular box.
Easy: The zig zags build up without planning.
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Draw Wrap
Tricolor Marker Pattern
A demonstration of a simple way to achieve a cheery look.
Easy: limit the number of stroke clusters.
Contrast: angled stroke/ rectangular box. bright color/ no color.
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Stamp Wrap
Rubber Stamp Pattern
Rubber stamps offer a particularly easy way to embellish solid color wraps.
Contrast: complex foreground/white background. Angled stroke/ rectangular box.
Easy: you just can't beat rubber stamps for quick patterning.
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Draw Wrap
The Package is the Label
I drew in the lettering in light pencil and then colored it with markers, adding a black outline for contrast. The lettering becomes the decoration.
Contrast: bright color/dull color. Pattern/no pattern.
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Draw Wrap
Ribbon, Bow and Paper Pattern by Hand
People love illusion. I pencil in the ribbon and bow. Pencil lightly and you will be able to correct the drawing. The red inner lines and the black outlines are done in a rough, broken style. Then I applied the pattern on the paper.
Easy: the rough, broken style of the red and black lines makes it easier to color in the ribbon. It is permissive of error, and uses less ink.
Not so Easy: To be perfectly honest, hand drawn bows are going to be easy for some people, and no-so-easy for others. But, you should give it a try because even a crudely drawn bow will have the charm of illusion.
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Draw Wrap
Ribbon and Bow by Hand
This time I used colored pencil for the ribbon's color. I pencil in the ribbon and bow. I color in the ribbon with rough strokes. A dark outline gives the ribbon more focus. I added some shadow to the bow's parts to enhance the illusion
Easy: the messy coloring style speeds up the job.
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Draw Wrap
Ribbon, Bow and Paper Pattern by Hand
This draw wrap uses marker for the base coloring of the paper and the bow. Then I added colored pencil additions to the ribbon and bow (orange and magenta). I finished it off with an black outline in brushed ink.
Extra Credit: this is a fancy piece of wrap art. Sometimes you just want to spend the time.
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