A Brush With Art.pdf

Drawing animalsWhen learning to paint people, you do have adistinct advantage - you can sometimes ask themto stand still and ipose for you! That isn't the casewith animals and this is one of the real problemswhen drawing or painting them. But do try todraw and paint animals from life wheneverpossible because you won't get a real feel for thefur, colour or the way they move from just lookingat photographs.Start by going out with your cartridge paperand a 2B pencil to sketch, observe and learn.Always be patient with yourself. It can take 15-20minutes to get your brain and pencil workingtogether to achieve any good drawings andbecome accustomed to the speed at which youhave to work. Of course, it is disappointing to gethalfway through a good sketch when the animaldecides to move off, but inevitably this v^iWhappen! Just let it be your cue to start anothersketch. Remember that the object is to learn, notto produce a single, perfect drawing. Animals canbe fascinating subjects and, once you feelconfident about drawing them, it will give you theconfidence to start painting them, too.^,^''«?iC«:-sc*'''*"*^''^"A/ found the bisonstrange to draw - theyjust seem a shapelessmass of shading. Butthat's what they lool