... 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 ... are a lot of fun to draw from the
side,
where you can really see the shape of the brow, the outline
of the nose, and the form of the lips.
Focus...
... darker strokes along the backbone, neck, right side
of the face, and parts of the
tail.
Notice how the dark background is used to create the
shape of the light-colored fur on the cat's chest ... front of the neck, and vary the
angle of the strokes on the side to
follow the curve of the neck.
Applying Light and Dark Values As you shade these
hea...
... corner; then draw
a
vertical line upward
through the center. Make a dot for the roof height.
3.
Using the vanishing point, draw
a
line for the angle
of the roof
ridge;
then draw the back of ... The
axis of the ellipse is constant, and it is
represented as a straight centerline
through the longest part of the ellipse.
The height is constant to the he...
... 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 oth...
... 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 ... without get-
ting involved in the details.
Then sketch in the stems
and the shape of
the
rib-
bon.
These first lines are
merely guidelines for
de...