T-07 ADVANCED: DIVERSE ANIMALS docx

A ZEBRA NAMED Brenda Hoddinott T-07 ADVANCED: A ZEBRA NAMED SPOT In this very heavily illustrated project, you focus on capturing Spot’s striped pattern and the textures of her eyes, nose, ears, mane, and fur while rendering the basic exterior forms and shapes which characterize simple bone and muscular structures. Suggested drawing supplies include good quality white drawing paper, graphite pencils, kneaded and vinyl erasers, and a pencil sharpener. The instructions are divided into the following three sections: SKETCHING PROPER PROPORTIONS: You sketch the proportions of the zebra’s head and neck. SNOUT, STRIPES, AND MORE STRIPES: You use your observation skills to outline Spot’s snout, mouth, and stripes in preparation for adding shading. SHADING TEXTURES AND STRIPES: Numerous illustrations show you how to render the delightful stripes and fuzzy texture of Spot’s fur, and the textures of her eyes, nose, ears, and mane. This advanced project is recommended for artists with good drawing skills, from age 12 to adult, as well as home schooling, academic and recreational fine art educators. 32 PAGES – 51 ILLUSTRATIONS Published by Hoddinott Fine Art Publishers, Halifax, NS, Canada – 2005 (Revised 2006) Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 2 SKETCHING PROPER PROPORTIONS In this section you sketch the proportions of the zebra’s head and neck. While the understructures of an anatomically correct zebra are very complex, this caricature of a baby zebra is kept simple. 1) Draw an egg-shape as the large upper section of the head. Use an HB pencil and sketch very lightly! Leave lots of space on your drawing paper, above and below the egg-shape, to add the ears, snout, and neck. 2) Add a U-shape below the head as his snout. Constantly double check the proportions of each section of your sketch as you go, by visually measuring the shapes and spaces, and their relationships to one another. ILLUSTRATION 07-01 ILLUSTRATION 07-02 Don’t press too hard with your pencils! No matter how careful you are, you may need to erase and modify various lines. Lightly drawn lines are easy to erase! Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 3 ILLUSTRATION 07-03 3) Sketch triangular shapes to mark the locations of the eyes. The eyes are located approximately halfway between the top and bottom of the egg-shape. ILLUSTRATION 07-04 4) Sketch two upside-down U-shapes as the ears. Take note that the U-shapes of the ears are slightly larger than the muzzle-shape. As the old saying goes, “There’s safety in numbers”! Herds of zebras often merge together to become one larger family, sometimes with several hundred members. When zebras cluster together into a single huge mass of stripes, it’s almost impossible for predators to see where one animal begins and another ends. Hence, all members are safer. Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 4 ILLUSTRATION 07-05 5) Sketch an oval inside each ear. 6) Add a slightly curved line along the right side of the ear on the left. 7) Sketch the section of his mane in between his ears with a fuzzy outline. 8) Add a slightly curved line on the right to mark the location of the upper edge of his neck. 9) Use a fuzzy outline to mark the location of the mane. Zebras live together in stable, close- knit herds, in which adult females are the leaders and adult males are the protectors of the family. Zebras are very sociable animals, and their bold stripes allow them to be easily spotted by other zebras, so as to easily make new friends. Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 5 OUTLINING EARS, FACE, MANE, AND NECK In this section you outline all parts of the zebra with either neat lines or fuzzy outlines. What I call a “fuzzy outline” is actually a type of hatching. When you look at outline drawings (or contour drawings) of many animals from a distance, the perimeter appears to be one raggedy line. In fact, when you look closely, you can see that some of the edges of the fur are made up of numerous curved hatching lines that are ragged, and of various lengths and thicknesses. ILLUSTRATION 07-06 ILLUSTRATION 07-07 To show you what I mean, examine this contour drawing of a dog and the close-up views of the hatching lines which make up parts of his outlines. ILLUSTRATION 07-08 ILLUSTRATION 07-09 Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 6 10) Lighten all your sketch lines by patting them with your kneaded eraser. 11) Redraw the upper section of the head including the ears and mane, with either neat lines or fuzzy outlines as shown in the following four illustrations. ILLUSTRATION 07-10 ILLUSTRATION 07-11 Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 7 ILLUSTRATION 07-12 ILLUSTRATION 07-13 Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 8 ILLUSTRATION 07-14 In recent years, severe droughts in East Africa have harshly affected the natural habitats of zebras, and subsequently caused high mortality rates. 12) Outline the sides of Spot’s face, paying special attention to the sections where the eyes are located. Take your time and draw your outlines very slowly and carefully! Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 9 ILLUSTRATION 07-15 When drawing an oval, circle, or partial circle, rotate your paper and examine the shape from different perspectives. Look at its reflection in a mirror to help locate problem areas. 13) Add the outlines of the zebra’s eyes. Check that both eyes are approximately the same size, and located along the same horizontal plane. Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class belong to Brenda Hoddinott and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott. E-mail: bhoddinott@hoddinott.com Web site: http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 10 ILLUSTRATION 07-16 1) Upper Eyelid: the fold of skin above the eyeball that opens and closes 2) Highlight: a tiny bright spot where light bounces off the shiny surface of the eye 3) Pupil: the dark circle inside the iris 4) Iris: the big circular shape of the eye that varies in value from very light to very dark 5) White of the Eye: the visible section of the eyeball, that is light in value. 6) Inner Corner: the small section of the eye in the inside corner 7) Lower Eyelid: the smaller fold of skin below the eyeball 14) Outline the upper eyelids, the inner corners, the whites, the irises, and the edges of the lower eyelids. The irises appear as partial circles because the upper sections are under the upper eyelids. ILLUSTRATION 07-17 15) Sketch tiny circles as the highlights of the eyes, and add the pupils inside the irises. ILLUSTRATION 07-18 [...]... Spot’s snout by adding more contrast, and making small changes to the shape of her nostrils ILLUSTRATION 07-50 When you practice sketching animals from life, you increase your ability to draw quickly, improve the fluidity of your lines, and sharpen your observation skills Animals rarely stay still for more than a few seconds at a time, but with lots of practice and patience, sketches become quick and easy... body), and smaller spots where mine are small (such as on her forehead) ILLUSTRATION 07-22 The striped patterns of zebras, especially on the shoulders, vary from one animal to another, making individual animals easier to identify within large herds For example, a young foal can find her mother by searching for her familiar patterns The distinctive patterns also help researchers to identify and track specific... http://www.drawspace.com or http://www.finearteducation.com 32 BRENDA HODDINOTT - BIOGRAPHY As a self-educated teacher, visual artist, portraitist, forensic artist, and illustrator, Brenda Hoddinott utilizes diverse art media including graphite, technical pen, colored pencil, chalk pastel, charcoal, conté crayon, and oil paints My philosophy on teaching art is to focus primarily on the enjoyment aspects while . A ZEBRA NAMED Brenda Hoddinott T-07 ADVANCED: A ZEBRA NAMED SPOT In this very heavily illustrated project, you focus on capturing. are the leaders and adult males are the protectors of the family. Zebras are very sociable animals, and their bold stripes allow them to be easily spotted by other zebras, so as to easily. is actually a type of hatching. When you look at outline drawings (or contour drawings) of many animals from a distance, the perimeter appears to be one raggedy line. In fact, when you look closely,