step 1 of 9
rough pencil sketch of the shape.
step 2 of 9
loose guide lines for the text and dimension of the coin added.
step 3 of 9
rough sketch of the lettering and decorative elements added.
step 4 of 9
now left the pencil and grabbed my favorite drawing tool - a good old ball point pen.
started by adding the PXL lettering.
step 5 of 9
over the rough pencil sketch, the flower and the garland-like foliage shape drawn.
step 6 of 9
roughly finished the ornamental shapes by adding depth and details
step 7 of 9
decorations at the edge of the coin drawn
step 8 of 9
sun drawn on top of the PXL
step 9 of 9
added shadow to the base of the coin to make foliage and the PXL pop out.
to give the coin dimension shadows at the bottom of the coin added.