Creating the Papercut Image

After last week's lesson, a common question asked was how to simplify a realistic pattern for filling in the white bits? Firstly, you need to do a pencil drawing. Close observation is needed. Once you understanding the surface tension of the object that you are drawing, you can use Lines to replace and mimic the flow and rhythm of the original object. Look at the 2 samples below. The left shows the original drawing; the left shows the ink drawing where the creases on the monk's robe are simplified into spirals.