Artist's Drawing & Inspiration - USA (2019-09)

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demonstration

basic plot will allow me to fill in the

values and forms, rounding them out

as I go. The curves in the bird bath are

also formed with short straight lines

at first, to create the basic shape.

step twO

Tracing a reference

I illustrate these lines on tracing

paper for demonstration purposes.

(For the sake of this demonstration,

I have marked some of the smaller

line directions in green and some

of the larger directional lines in

pink; notice the appearance of the

underlying geometry of the structures.)

step tHRee

Working up the figures

Sam is the focus of the picture. I begin

to work in the major shadow shapes

and some of the finer details, moving

from the face down. I use 4H, HB

and 2B pencils at first to obtain some

sense of value and form. Sam’s three-

year old face is very rounded and it

is important to capture this. I am also

aiming to recreate his expression of

wonder as he dabbles with the water.

step FOUR

Deeper and darker

I begin with the eyes and mouth;

building the creases and hollows, I

then work outwards into the larger

shadows again. I work in very fine

layers of shading, cross-hatching with

fine lines and then caressing the page

with tissue paper to blend the edges of

step six step six - ClOse Up

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