How to add mesh texture to a sneaker sketch
Add mesh detail with individual pencil marks or by rubbing a pencil over the Isometric Dot Grid Tile beneath your paper. Follow the tile method below.
Draw the mesh one mark at a time.
Rub a pencil over the tile beneath your paper.
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Add the texture
Start with a sneaker outline on paper, a pencil and the Isometric Dot Grid Tile. The example is already coloured with markers; the mesh texture is added with pencil.
New to the tiles? See the paper, pencil and placement tips.
Follow the steps-
Choose the mesh panels
Choose the panels you want to show as mesh. In this sketch, the pale panels receive the dot pattern and the red panels remain smooth.
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Place the tile underneath
Lift the paper and position the Isometric Dot Grid Tile with its pattern beneath the panel you have chosen. Lay the paper back over the tile.
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Rub inside the outline
Hold the paper and tile steady. Rub a pencil across the panel, keeping your marks inside its outline. The dot pattern appears as you rub over the textured tile beneath the paper.
What the texture adds
The dots suggest mesh beside the smooth coloured panels. Keep the outline and shading that describe the shoe’s shape; use the texture to describe its surface.
Try this pattern in your own sketch.
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