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Author: Kitaye, Contributing Editor
 | Here is an example of what the stones should look like. Remember that your stones will vary depending on your personal style and experience with stippling.
The arch stones are done using the exact same method. The front, inside edges are left lighter to indicate the front center lighting. The outer edges of the front and side faces are darkened to strengthen the perception of roundness. In the two images below, you will see a close up of the arch stones alone and the entire arch finished. |
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| In the image above, you can see a portion of the wall has been finished. The stipple shading of the wall will take the longest and requires the most patience since you have to shade each individual stone in the wall.
Now I will take you step by step through inking the wall stones. In the image below, you can see numbered blocks. This image shows you how each step should look once you have finished it. |
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| 1) Do a very loose stipple throughout the entire inside of the stone face.
2) Place stippled lines from the outside edge of your stone moving toward the centre of the block. Make sure you do not go all the way into the center of the block. I find anywhere between 1/4 to 1/5 of the distance from each side works well. 3) Along the edges of your block, place tight stippling in varying patterns and thickness. At this point, you can use spirals, lines, circles, or any other pattern of stipple. This makes the edges recede into shadow, causing the block to appear convex. 4) Darken some of the lines that were created in step 2 and bring them further into the block. Do not do this with every line, just a few. This helps to create the appearance of marks from workmen’s tools. 5) In the lighter center of the block, make two or three lines of very tight stipple. These lines should be somewhat parallel to one another. Sandstone has a tendency to work and wear in layers. These parallel lines create the suggestion of worn layer lines along the face of the stone. Once you have stippled all of your stones, you may find areas that should be made darker. Simply use a loose stipple layer to darken these areas. I find it helpful to wait until the entire wall is finished before I start darkening areas or making deeper shadows. |
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