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Author: Leigh_Rust, Contributing Editor
| GETTING STARTED ON THE FINISHED WORK
In order to portray an animal convincingly you need to make sure that you have a grasp on it's anatomy. For this reason I recommend that you do an accurate layout before getting to work. This will keep you in line with what you want to achieve. For me the finished work takes 5 stages: Layout, Block in, Background, Animal and Refinement |
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| For the layout stage I concentrate on the anatomy of the animal, it's placement in the scene and key features in the background. I do this using two pastel pencils, one light and one dark to map out the the shadows and highlights. I keep this tight and accurate as the success of my finished work depends on it.
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| The block in is done lightly using my pastel sticks to cover all areas of the paper. I use hatching at this point to begin the process of describing fur textures or skin. I should mention that paper choice is very important to making your life easier when using pastels. Choose a paper colour that can be used in the image either as a compliment or an undertone.
When doing the block in I will usually start with the background to set the scene for my star. I then start working on the animal, ignoring any markings such as spots or stripes as they can distract you at this early stage. |
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