Chapter 2 - Drawing Tone

4.2.1

Instead of using my original drawings I did these two again, then added the tone. The method of pulling the rubber across the dark pencil is very effective and is rather like a background wash as well as giving direction. This first picture is of Hebe who is 16 years old next month and still likes to play with a ball

The next picture I must confess is not Hebe who is a dark tabby, but her deceased brother Hekla who was in fact a ginger tabby and I used a favourite photo of him at 12 years old.

The pheasants are still coming in the garden and now start running towards me when I go out with yet more bird seed for the small birds, then think better of it and swerve off to one side. They get some seeds too of course. I hope they bring their chicks to show me again this year then I will try drawing them too.

Module 4 - Chapter 1

Observational drawing

I have been intending to 'have a go' at drawing my 16 year old cat for ages.  So after much havering I have tried.  Whether she and the other drawings are suitable for this module I am not sure and it would not take a genius to guess where I am going with these.

It is so tempting to get distracted and start putting in all the tabby stripes, but I suppose that should be left until the next chapter.

 The Little owl is impossible not to draw looking like a cartoon character. The photo my friend took of him is so funny. We have both Tawny and Barn owls here, also photographed by my lovely friend.

The cat also gets on quite well with the pheasants that come visiting every day so that would be a variation on a theme.  At our old house it was peacocks she used to associate with - thank goodness we do not have those here.

Hmmm still not sure whether to abandon this idea altogether and start afresh.