DEMONSTRATIONWhen doing fur, ensure your
pencils are sharp and layer your
colours in the direction the fur sits to
achieve a realistic effect. This is where
you should pay particular attention
to your reference photo. I then toned
down the bottom of the highlight in
the eye, as you will see in the photo
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I am erasing my lines so they are
not seen through the colour pencil.
STEP THREE
I continue to layer the fur, using
multiple pencils to achieve the depth
required. Quite often when you look
closely at the pattern of fur, you will
see that the light hair will sit just on top
of a darker hair. This variation gives
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several colours in her fur, and I have
exaggerated the tone slightly in my
drawing to create a more dramatic effect.In the inner ear the I have used
the same Polychromos Burnt Umber
and added Prismacolour in Sand
to the edges of the ear, but I also
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I love this colour in portraits and
have not found another colour close
in Prismacolour or Polychromos.
It is far more muted than the
Prismacolour Greyed Lavender. Pay
close attention to the longer fur that
is in the ear and around the ear. I
have repeated the same colour on
the nose, but added Polychromos
Caput Mortuum around the nostril
cavity to create tone and depth.ARTIST’S
HINTS AND
TIPS
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under your hand to protect
your work, as there is
nothing more disappointing
then a smudge mark.
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crumbs as you work as these
can also lead to a mark
being left on your paper.
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thing I find is selecting a
reference photo that resonates
with you, and I am not a
great photographer (that
too is a work in progress),
and one thing I have learnt
is great reference photos
make all the difference.
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to dramatic photos or lots
of light and shade, which
is not always easy to draw,
as getting the tonal values
correct is the key to a
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am still learning, I like to
set myself challenges, for
if you can get it right, the
drawing it will truly sing.