The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques

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Pencil projects

Using a rubber in a

directional motion

gives an effect of

shimmering light.

Step 2/ now look at the person you are
drawing and begin to pick out the other
major areas of tone that exist on the head. It
is a mistake in this type of drawing to try and
render features as this is a drawing that will
bring you the likeness through the tonal
rendition of the drawing.

Step 3/one can now begin to put the more
detailed and subtler tones that in turn will
start to imply the idea of a likeness of the
subject.

Step 4/in this part of this final piece of the

drawing I have used an eraser to bring back

certain touches of light, just to enhance the

atmospheric effect of the light.

What is so dramatic about

this drawing is that it is

purely based in the

observation of a light and

dark effect that is known as

Chiaroscuro.

4.