TONY’S TOP TIPS
Practise drawing circles
• To draw freehand squares for the tiles, lightly place a vertical centre line and a grid of dots by eye; adjust as necessary and join the dots. (See illustration for Step 1 on page 34.)
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For circles, hover your hand over the paper with your little finger resting gently on the paper and move your arm and shoulder to draw a series of ‘ghost’ circles. Then, keeping the circular movement going, lightly lower your pencil onto the paper.
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Embrace the inevitable imperfections as part of the charm and character of freehand drawing.
• To draw freehand squares for the tiles, lightly place a vertical centre line and a grid of dots by eye; adjust as necessary and join the dots. (See illustration for Step 1 on page 34.)