3D Transparent crystal ball tutorial.

Drawing a transparent crystal ball.  Tools Needed

• Pencil
• Clean eraser (For highlights)
• Smooth nylon brush (For blending)
• Digital camera with view finder
• Tripod/Mount
• Light Source

Steps

1. Focus a camera on the 3D shape you desire to draw. (Make sure the shapes complete view is within the surface you will be drawing it on.
2. Once you are happy with the angle at which the shape is placed while looking through the view finder, start to trace the outline of the image while looking through the view finder.

[In this video I decided to make my outline of the shape slightly bigger because the closer my pencil tip got to the object the tougher it was for me to see the line on the paper through the view finder.]            3. Work on the darkest areas first because they will be small and will not take up most of the                    object.      4. Next fill in your mid grays and heavy grays. The gray should become darker as it gets to the          object. (Keep it gray don't turn it black.)      5. Before you begin to blend the mid tones in the sphere blending the dark tones into the          mid tones.(This will leave pencil residue on the brush to make lighter tones easier to bring in          later.)      6. Start to blend the outer ring of the sphere, also rub your brush in curing motions in the          sphere to show some depth to the 3D object.      7. Once you have blended all of your shadowed areas so that they fade from darkest to white,           flip your pencil over and with the clean eraser and a firm grip draw in some solid white lines           following the curve of your shape.
         Make some minor touch ups and you should be able to look through the view finder again and see a 3D image. I hope this tutorial helped you if it did let me know. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them.

How to Pitch an Idea - More Specifically, to Applits.com

                 A few months back I used to submit ideas for application development to an online company named +Applits. I found I really enjoyed +Applits business model and how easy the entire process was. All you needed to do was, submit your brilliant app ideas during the submission phase of each month's competition (that's now!). 

                During Voting Week, app enthusiasts everywhere come together to vote on what app they will develop next. If your app idea receives the most votes, They develop the app! You win cash and a percent of profits after release. 

                 So now that you know what +Applits  is head over and submit next great app idea, who knows you might actually win and get paid just for having the idea.

                 The reason I bring this all up is because this month I have submitted an idea for application that i feel many artist would enjoy and many other people alike. The voting week will begin in 18 day 17 hours and 28 minutes from the time the post is added.

                  My application idea is currently pending confirmation and I cannot give any information on it until voting week. But if you would like to submit an app idea of your own then read this full blog post by Joshua that explains " How to Pitch an Idea - More Specifically, to Applits.com " Visit +Applits  Blog  Post Here.

Cheers,

Joshua

Video's.

                  Well I have managed to have one video posted so far of this current project. I would have a complete video but the camera I' am using is a +Samsung USA  and is about 10 years old. With a future new camera I will be sure to have video +Tuts and video progress of my paintings posted soon.

                  Now the other day I was getting my blog registered with all of the major search engines. As I was doing this I came across a young women with the same last name as myself and was also an artist.

                 Her name is KATH HASTINGS and on here blog she has these awesome "Iconic Toxic Drums" Paintings.

                                  I wanted to share a few of the ones that stood out to me with all of you.

        
                    Now these are just the few that I picked out that I enjoyed, but don't just judge on these two go and take a look for yourself at her other works.