Drawing in Color - Animals

83 Pages·2002·14.61 MB·English

by  Lee Hammond

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Drawing in Color
ANIMALS
Lee Hammond
NORTH LIGHT BOOKS
CINCINNATI, OHIO
www.artistsnetwork.com
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About the Author
Polly “Lee” Hammond is an illustra- Lee is continuing to develop new
tor and art instructor from the art instruction books for North
Kansas City area. She owns and Light and is also expanding her
operates a private art studio named career into illustrating children’s
Take It To Art*, where she teaches books. Fine art and limited edition
realistic drawing and painting. prints of her work will also soon be
Lee was raised and educated in offered.
Lincoln, Nebraska, and established Lee resides in Overland Park,
her career in illustration and teach- Kansas, along with her family.
ing in Kansas City. Although she has Note: You may contact Lee via
lived all over the country, she will e-mail at [email protected] or visit her
always consider Kansas City home. Web site at http://LeeHammond.com.
Lee has been an author with
North Light Books since 1994. She *Take It To Art is a registered
also writes and illustrates articles for trademark for Lee Hammond.
other publications, such as The
Artist’s Magazine.
Drawing in Color: Animals. Copyright © 2002 by Polly “Lee”
Hammond. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. No part of this
book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical
means including information storage and retrieval systems without per-
mission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may
quote brief passages in a review. Published by North Light Books, an
imprint of F&W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. [phone]. First edition.
Other fine North Light Books are available from your local bookstore, art
supply store or direct from the publisher.
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Dedication and Acknowledgements
This book is dedicated to my grand- Of all the accomplishments in my life, my artistic goals. Your warm
daughter Taylor Marie. I hope you writing for North Light Books has thoughts and well wishes are grate-
continue to love animals and art as been one of the most rewarding. My fully received and appreciated. I wish
much as I do. Thanks for being such books have opened up an entire world each and every one of you the very
a fun little girl and adding so much of friendships for me. How lucky we best life has to offer.
joy to my life! I love you! are to live in this day and age, where A special thank you to everyone
—Grama Lee we have the technology available to at North Light Books for making
communicate across the globe. this dream possible!
I would also like to dedicate this I want to thank my readers, wher-
book to my guardian angel, Penny. ever you may reside, for supporting
Thanks for watching over me and
keeping me from harm.
Taylor Marie PENNY
Age 6 Prismacolor pencils on no. 7184 Cinnamon suede board
14" x 11" (36cm x 28cm)
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER EIGHT
You Can Do It! Hair and Fur
5 43
CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER NINE
Getting Started Verithin Pencils
7 53
CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER TEN
The Different “Looks” Prismacolor Pencils
57
of Colored Pencil
12
CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER ELEVEN
Technique Studio Pencils
15 61
CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER TWELVE
Basic Shapes Colored Pencils
and Shading on Suede
17 66
CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Graphing Other Options
24 76
CHAPTER SEVEN
Drawing Animal Features
in Prismacolor
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C h a p t e r O n e
You Can Do It!
Colored pencil can be a very frustrat- at times and throw away projects later—when I matured artistically—I
ing and confusing medium. As an art that just plain do not work out. It’s figured out my problem. I appro-
instructor, I see many students strug- okay. Struggling and experimenting ached drawing with colored pencil
gling in the beginning to learn the are part of the process and should differently and learned to love it.
various techniques. not be seen as failures. Experiments Unfortunately, back when I was
As with anything else in life, it just are just as important as the final beginning, few books were written
takes some understanding and a lot pieces. Learn to embrace them both! on colored pencil. I was forced to
of practice to become comfortable I always remind the beginner that I learn through trial and error. You
with something new. too was a beginner and was once in now have a wonderful selection of
I tell my students to relax when their shoes. I honestly didn’t like col- books available by extremely gifted
they first begin. Not all artistic ored pencils when I first began work- artists. Everything you need to know
attempts need to be wonderful pieces ing with them. I was too conditioned is at your fingertips. All you really
of art which are suitable for framing. as a child to use pencils to just “fill need to do is practice.
Rarely do our first attempts create in” color. The process of layering col- Look at the example below. It is
the results we are striving for. You ors, or blending colors, escaped me at the progress of a typical art student.
must not be afraid to experiment. first. My projects resembled crayon Your progress may appear very
I’ve been a professional artist for drawings, and I blamed myself for similar.
many years. However, I still struggle my lack of talent. However, years
Welcome to the wonderful world of colored DRAWING BY A STUDENT, LAURA TIEDT ATTEMPT TWO BY LAURA TIEDT
pencil! The first attempt is not necessarily a bad This second attempt looks much more realis-
drawing. You can see how the student was tic. The student used layers of color and a
hesitant about applying the colored pencil. In heavier application with the pencils, which
the end, the drawing looked incomplete. gave the drawing more depth and realism.
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Nothing is more fun for me, as an takes my snapshot and turns it into Note: During the writing of this
artist, than turning an ordinary snap- something more meaningful. While book my cat, Meowser, unfortu-
shot into a memorable piece of art. I drawing this piece, I was immediately nately died due to illness. Now these
use my camera and my artwork as a transported back to that moment in illustrations are more meaningful to
way of documenting my life and time, remembering everything as I me than ever.
remembering special things. experienced it. Artwork is magical
Illustration is the art of telling a that way. The finished product is
story through pictures. This drawing more than a drawing, it is a memory.
AN ORDINARY SNAPSHOT CAN BECOME
INTERESTING ARTWORK
This is a snapshot I took of Meowser. It isn’t
that good of a picture, but the story behind it
is cute. All kitties like to look out the window,
and mine is no exception. This time there
was a bird outside, and Meowser watched it
for quite a while. Of course, as soon as I
grabbed the camera he had to look at me
instead.
MEOWSER LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
Verithin pencils on no. 2259 Antique White mat board
12" x 9" (31cm ×23cm)
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C h a p t e r T w o
Getting Started
Using the Proper Pencils
Each brand of colored pencil has a ened to a very fine point. They are very sharp, crisp lines. Verithins are
different appearance when used. compatible with Prismacolor but are good for layering colors without the
Each pencil is made differently to more limited in their color range, colors mixing together. Prismacolors
create an unique effect. I can’t easily which is thirty-six. I use Verithins can give your work a painted appear-
answer which pencil is “the best,” or whenever I want the paper to show ance; Verithins give your work more
which one I like the most. It really through because they cannot build up of a “drawn” look.
depends on the final outcome and the to a heavy coverage. They can give you
“look” I want my work to have.
Rarely will I use just one brand of
pencil to complete a project. Any one
of them alone is somewhat limited. I
have found that by using a combin-
ation of pencils, I can create more
variety in my techniques. This
enables me to achieve the look I’m
trying to accomplish. The following
is an overview of the four types of
pencils I like the most.
PRISMACOLOR PENCILS
Prismacolors have a thick, soft wax-
based lead that provides a heavy
Prismacolor pencils
application of color. They are opaque
and will completely cover the paper
surface. They are excellent for ach-
ieving smooth, shiny surfaces and
brilliant colors. The colors can be
easily blended to produce an almost
“painted” appearance to your work.
They come in a huge selection of
colors: 120 or more.
VERITHIN PENCILS
Verithins also have wax-based lead,
but have a harder, thinner lead than
Prismacolors. Because of their less
waxy consistency, they can be sharp-
Verithin pencils
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STUDIO PENCILS lead diameter. I use the Studio line out a hazy wax buildup. This is the
Studio pencils, by Derwent, are because I prefer a sharper point. blackest pigment I’ve ever found in a
somewhat like a composite of the Also, because it is clay based, it will colored pencil. It comes in five
other brands. They are a clay-based not build up color as well as Prisma- degrees of hardness, ranging from
pencil with a range of seventy-two color and will give more of a matte soft (1) to hard (5).
colors. Applied heavily, they can cre- (nonglossy) finish.
ate deep, dark hues. Applied lightly,
they can be blended with a tortillion NEGRO PENCILS
(see page 10). They also have a sister Using the Negro clay-based black
pencil called the Artists line, which is pencil is an excellent way to achieve
the same formulation with a bigger deep, rich black in your work with-
Studio pencils.
Negro pencils.
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