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CREATE AN IMPRESSION As the drawing progresses, it’s time to start to work on the
large area of hair. These moon bears have wiry and tangled
hair, which is never easy to capture so rather than try to draw each individual hair, I try to suggest the overall impression of it. My focus instead is the detailed hair around the eyes, nose ears and mouth – the points that will really pull the viewer’s eye into the picture.
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SUGGEST DEPTH The drawing is now beginning to take shape and I’ve
included the second focal point of this particular piece,
which is the paw. It’s always interesting seeing the drawing progress at this halfway point and easier to see how the tonal effects are starting to come together or not. Paws are again a great focal point and often get a good response from the viewer. I try to keep them looking soft by using a 2H pencil and literally stroking the pencil along the paw to create the soft fur effect. Leaving light and dark strokes visible gives the impression of depth around the hair.
STUDY YOUR DRAWING FROM A DISTANCE – AREAS THAT ARE NOT WORKING SOON BECOME EVIDENT
ALWAYS STAND BACK AND TOP TIP
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SOFTEN THE EDGES As I continue to move from left to right, the hair on the bear
is starting to become less important. I’m starting to just
make it look softer and less fussy, as I don’t want the viewers eyes to necessary focus on this part of the drawing. By keeping most of the detail around the bear’s eye, paw and nose area, this makes it the focal point of the drawing and leads the viewer’s eye away from the larger, less interesting part of the bear’s back.
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KEEP IT NATURAL As before, it is important to keep the pencil strokes moving
in the direction of the hair. Your hand has to move freely and
you need to think about where the light is falling on the hair in order to maintain a three-dimensional effect. Moon bears have thick, coarse hair but with all animals I generally work on the principle that if it looks a mess, you should draw a mess.
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