... refining the outline of the cats. Add the eyes,
nose,
and mouth to each kitten and define the individual
sections of the paws. Then begin to create the weave pat-
tern of the basket with parallel ... used to refine the features. Use a sharp HB pencil
to shade the eye and to draw the fine lines of the nose and
whiskers. Next use 2B and 4B pencils to...
...
INTRODUCTION TO
BASIC
DRAWING
Although the age-old art of pencil drawing is the basic foundation
of all the visual arts, its elemental beauty allows it to stand on its
own. And pencil art is amazingly ... relating to the shape of the block-
ing object. Here is
a
simple example of the way to
plot the correct shape and length of
a
shadow
for...
... view.
The tree shapes on the
left and the right lean slightly toward the center, drawing the eye into the middle of the composition. In the example
to the right, notice how the elements direct the ... illusion of depth is
obvi-
ous in the line drawing to the left; the road narrows as it travels
back into the distance, and the hills overlap each...
... unique;
notice the distance from
the top of the head to the
eyes,
from the eyes to the
the nose, and from the
nose to the
chin,
took at
where the mouth falls
between the nose and the
chin ... of the nose lies halfway between the brow line and the
bottom of the
chin.
The bottom lip rests halfway between the nose and the
chin.
The l...
... vegetables in the foreground.
The tip of the head of garlic and the
angle of the beans lead the viewer into
the composition and toward the focal
point. In the background, only a
sug-
gestion of shadows ...
attention to the shapes at
this stage of the drawing.
Step Three Now begin to
define the shapes more
precisely, adding detail to
the inner...