From the course: The Monster Drawing Workshop
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Cutting out the head, body, and tail
From the course: The Monster Drawing Workshop
Cutting out the head, body, and tail
- This brings us to step number 2, and that is now you're going to cut-out what you've just drawn on cardboard. And once again, you can use the scissors or the X-Acto provided. There is a cutting mat you can use to cut those out on. If somebody is using a cutting mat, you can also use, either cut on glass if you're watching this at home, you don't have a cutting mat, or you can take an extra sheet of cardboard, put it underneath if you're using the X-Acto to cut pieces out. So, at this stage, I cut out my characters, these are the two examples shown here. And now you have seven minutes to cut-out what you've just drawn on cardboard, so you need to cut-out your head, body, and if your character has a tail, it's tail. (cardboard cutting) By the end of this course, you should have fully developed ninja-like cutting skills. You have about three minutes left. Remember as you're cutting out your shapes, to pay attention to how thin you're making your content to remain stable. So if you look…
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