A Brush With Art.pdf

Drawing HarpfordWith a reasonably complicated scene likeHarpford, the first thing I try to do is to sit andrelax and observe the scene to make myselffamiliar with it. This is very important - even if atelevision crew is waiting for you!1 started the drawing with the church tower, asthis was the most prominent object in the scene.Then I positioned the other main elements. At thisstage, you can find yourself starting to fiddle a bitand putting in detail. Avoid this. There is no pointin drawing a church tower in brilliant detail andthen finding you have drawn it too big or toosmall when you come to draw the rest of thepicture! Always draw the whole of the scene inbefore thinking of putting in any detail. Justdraw it in outline without putting any shading inat this stage.When I had done this, 1 took a short break.Then I looked at the drawing and the scene againwith a fresh eye. This is important because it iseasier to see areas that aren't quite right and youcan correct them before you start to shade in thedrawing. Like all drawings, I had a few worrieswhile I was doing it, but when I had finished, Iwas happy with it.Finally, I began shading, starting from the topof the drawing. Where possible, always work fromthe top to the bottom of a sketch. This enables youto rest your hand on the paper without smudgingyour drawing.-..Xjk-.-^-r