Comments on: How do you add value and texture to your drawings of animals? http://how-to-draw-a-dog.com/how-to-draw-a-dog/how-do-you-add-value-and-texture-to-your-drawings-of-animals/329/ Making it easier than you thought... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:56:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Beth R http://how-to-draw-a-dog.com/how-to-draw-a-dog/how-do-you-add-value-and-texture-to-your-drawings-of-animals/329/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Beth R Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:10:56 +0000 http://how-to-draw-a-dog.com/how-to-draw-a-dog/how-do-you-add-value-and-texture-to-your-drawings-of-animals/329/#comment-1184 <a href="">Betty</a> you really have to pay attention to how thick or thin you draw the lines. shading helps to make the peice look 3D...but you have to have a point of light. if you are using a pencil then i found if you do the shading first then erase where is needed, you gain the control of the picture. sorry if this doesn't really help you out, acrylic is my medum. And remember practice makes an artist, never give up! Betty

you really have to pay attention to how thick or thin you draw the lines. shading helps to make the peice look 3D…but you have to have a point of light. if you are using a pencil then i found if you do the shading first then erase where is needed, you gain the control of the picture.
sorry if this doesn’t really help you out, acrylic is my medum.
And remember practice makes an artist, never give up!

]]> By: Betsy http://how-to-draw-a-dog.com/how-to-draw-a-dog/how-do-you-add-value-and-texture-to-your-drawings-of-animals/329/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Betsy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:43:20 +0000 http://how-to-draw-a-dog.com/how-to-draw-a-dog/how-do-you-add-value-and-texture-to-your-drawings-of-animals/329/#comment-1183 <a href="">Katherina</a> shade them with lines that go in the direction that the fur would grow (uneven hatching) Katherina

shade them with lines that go in the direction that the fur would grow (uneven hatching)

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