Drawspace.com_ C03 - Kayla the Koala

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OUTLINING KAYLAS PROPORTIONS

In this section, your goal is to lightly sketch Kaylas head, face, and ears on your drawing paper

proportionately correct. A sketchis a quickly rendered drawing that illustrates the basic elements

of your subject with very few details. Proportion refers to the relationship in size of one

component of a drawing to another or others.

Pay close attention to the lengths and curves of the various lines which outline the different parts

of Kayla. Use an HB pencil, and keep your lines very light so they can be easily erased.

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When drawing an oval or acircle, rotate your paper and look at yourshape from different perspectives. Examineits reflection in a mirror to help locate

problem areas.

1. Draw a circular-shape to representKaylas head.

Leave space on either side for her bigfuzzy ears.Shapesare the outward contours or outlines

of forms or figures. Basic shapes include

circles, ovals, squares, or rectangles.

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2. Sketch apartial

circle on

each side of

her head to

mark the

locations ofher ears.

Remember; dont presstoo hard with your

pencils!
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3. Sketch two small circles, approximately halfway between the top and bottom of herhead, to mark the locations of her eyes.

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4. Sketch a circle close to the bottom of her face to mark her snout.

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5. Sketch a vertical oval shape, as her nose, extending from the space between the eyesdown to the center of the circle that is the snout.

Note that the oval (the nose) cuts into the snout.

6. Compare your drawing to mine and fix any areas youre not happy with.

Double check the various spaces, and the lengths and curves of the various lines, which

outline the different parts of the sketch.

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HATCHING FUZZY OUTLINES

Fuzzy lines are used to outline almost all furry animals. What I call a fuzzy line is actually agrouping of several lines of different lengths. Yet, when you look at most drawings (especially

outline or contour drawings) of animals, the perimeter appears to be one raggedy line.A contour drawing is a drawing comprised of lines that follow the contours of the edges of

various components of a subject and define the outlines of its forms. A quickly sketched contourdrawing captures a seated figure and his clothing.

The illustrations on the next page show how the edges of fur are actually made up of tons of lines

that curve in various directions, and are ragged, uneven, and of assorted lengths and thicknesses.


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Look at this contour drawing of a dog.Then examine close-up views of the linesthat make up the outlines.

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7. Use your kneaded eraser to pat your sketch lines until they are so light that you canbarely see them.

You can clean your kneaded eraser by stretching and reshaping (also known as kneading)

it several times until it comes clean.

8. Outline Kaylas head with short fuzzy hatching lines.

As you render each section of fur, watch very closely the different directions in which the

lines are drawn. Take your time.

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9. Use both long and short fuzzylines to outline her ears.

Take note that the lines are

longer along the lower edges ofthe ears. Longer lines indicate

that the fur is longer in these

sections.

Always place a pieceof clean paper under your hand as

you draw. Each time you work on anew section, remember to moveyour paper so its always underyour hand. This prevents you fromsmudging your drawing, andprotects the paper from the oils inyour skin.

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OUTLINING A KOALAS FACE

In this section, you outline Kaylas eyes, nose, and mouth with nice neat lines. Keep your pencils

sharpened so your lines stay crisp and thin.

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10. Use a freshly sharpened2B pencil to outline the

eyes with neat lines.

11. Draw a tiny circle in theupper left section of each

eye, as the highlights.

A highlightis the brightestarea of an eye where light

bounces off its surface.

12. Add a small curved line tothe lower inside section of

each eye to complete their

almond shapes.

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13. Use your 2Bpencil to outline

the nose.

Take note that thenose is wider at

the bottom. Also,the lower part is

not as rounded as

the top section.

14. Add two smallcomma shapes as

Kaylas nostrils.

15. Outline Kaylas muzzle as two separate sections, with the top section wider.

Take note that the lower section is a simple U-shape.

16. Fill in a small dark section (where the two sections meet) as her mouth.

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17. Use a 4B or 6B pencil to fill in the circular sections of the eyes.

Leave the highlights and the tiny inner section white, to help make the eyes look morerealistic and shiny.

18. Erase any sketch lines, fingerprints, or smudges with your kneaded eraser molded toa point (or you can use a sharp edge of your vinyl eraser).

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I f you wish you can t ry drawing some furon h er face and ears.

When you are happy w i th your dr awi ng,s ign your name and put t odays date on

the back.


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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, cont crayon, and oil paints.

My philosophy on teaching art is to focus primarily on the

enjoyment aspects while gently introducing the technical and

academic. Hence, in creating a passion for the subject matter,

the quest for knowledge also becomes enjoyable.

>Brenda Hoddinott

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