Artist shading tool, guide, and drawing surface in a metalpoint drawing system
OwnerMitchell S. Diamondinventor
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Abstract
A metalpoint drawing system is provided. The system may include a drawing surface having a sheet of translucent paper with a coating substance applied thereto. The coating substance may be a correction fluid. The system may also include a tool for use by an artist for creating a metalpoint drawing on the drawing surface. The tool may include a holder and a variable length flexible stylus held by the holder and an associated shading guide.
Claims20
A tool for use by an artist for creating a metalpoint drawing on a prepared drawing surface, said tool comprising:
- a shade guide, wherein said shade guide comprises a series of tones ranging from dark to light which provide an indication to an artist of a shade producible by a length of a flexible metal stylus exposed from an end of a stylus holder;
- a stylus holder, wherein said shade guide is affixed to said stylus holder, wherein said stylus holder includes means for enabling an artist to reciprocally vary the length of an exposed portion of a flexible metal stylus from an end of said stylus holder;
- and a variable length flexible metal stylus held by said stylus holder.
A metalpoint drawing system comprising:
- a drawing surface having a sheet of translucent paper with a coating substance applied thereto;
- and
- a tool for use by an artist for creating a metalpoint drawing on said drawing surface, said tool comprising a shade guide, wherein said shade guide comprises a series of tones ranging from dark to light which provide an indication to an artist of a shade producible by a length of a flexible metal stylus exposed from an end of a stylus holder;
- a stylus holder, wherein said shade guide is affixed to said stylus holder, wherein said stylus holder includes means for enabling an artist to reciprocally vary the length of an exposed portion of a flexible metal stylus from an end of said stylus holder;
- and a variable length flexible metal stylus held by said stylus holder.
A method for creating a metalpoint design comprising the steps of:
- providing a tool, wherein said tool comprises a shade guide, wherein said shade guide comprises a series of tones ranging from dark to light which provide an indication to an artist of a shade producible by a length of a flexible metal stylus exposed from an end of a stylus holder;
- a stylus holder, wherein said shade guide is affixed to said stylus holder, wherein said stylus holder includes means for enabling an artist to reciprocally vary the length of an exposed portion of a flexible metal stylus from an end of said stylus holder;
- and a variable length flexible metal stylus held by said stylus holder
- affixing a translucent paper to a holding member;
- and
- applying a coating substance on said translucent paper for abrading said flexible metal stylus,
- drawing said tool and flexible metal stylus across said coated translucent paper and abrading said flexible metal stylus.
A shading guide for use by an artist using a flexible metal stylus in a metalpoint drawing, said shade guide comprising a series of tones ranging from dark to light which provide an indication to an artist of a shade producible by a length of a flexible metal stylus exposed from an end of a stylus holder;
- a stylus holder, wherein said shade guide is affixed to said stylus holder, wherein said stylus holder includes means for enabling an artist to reciprocally vary the length of an exposed portion of a flexible metal stylus from an end of said stylus holder;
- and a variable length flexible metal stylus held by said stylus holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.