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Author: C._Sheeter, Contributing Editor
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| Contrast is what gives any drawing a three dimensional look. By using the full range of tones, from white to black, it creates an impression of dimension. As I begin to do more work on the face I observe the areas in the picture that should be lightest, darkest, and the mid-tones.
When first learning to draw in pencil, it is sometimes easier for an artist to take the reference picture into a photo editing program and convert it to grayscale. Another trick is to squint your eyes, which helps reduce the detail that you can see and helps visually pull out the major shades in a picture rather than all the little details. |
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| Sadie's face continues to take shape. Her personality that is reflected in the photograph is beginning to pop through in the drawing. |
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| The drawing of Sadie is complete. The lower part of her chest is not as in focus in the picture as her face. I blur her chest a bit with a facial tissue. I come in with a kneaded gum eraser and pick up some highlights and clean up smudges. The last things I do are to add small details including her whiskers and my signature.
I did take some artistic liberty to remove the strap of the collar and tag. I also made it look as if she is sitting, where in the photo she is lying down. |
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| Here is a zoomed in shot that shows more specific details of my pencil strokes and shading. |
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Cathy Sheeter has been doing commisioned pet portraits since 1998. She primarily works in graphite pencil, color pencils and scratchboard and has numerous local awards for her work. She is also an award winning photographer and has started doing it on the semi-professional level. When Cathy is not drawing or behind her camera she enjoys training and showing her dog (Madisyn), building web pages, dancing and drinking coffee. |
| E-Mail: crias@yahoo.com Web Site: http://www.aphelionart.com/ | |
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