Brenda Hoddinott: 11 Pages - 18 Illustrations

Brenda Hoddinott
I-05 BEGINNER: CARTOONS & CRITTERS

In this lesson you use simple hatching lines to render the texture and pattern of striped fur. The drawings you complete in this lesson may not be the most exciting works of art on the planet; however, the next time you draw a zebra or other striped animal, youll notice how much easier the fur is to draw, and that the animal looks a lot more realistic! This project is divided into the following two major sections: PLAYING WITH PATTERN AND TEXTURE: A simple exercise takes you step-by-step through the basic process of hatching a striped pattern with a furry texture. A combination of dark and light values and raggedy hatching lines defines fuzzy stripes. DRAWING ON YOUR OWN: FURRY STRIPES: You are challenged to enhance your observation skills while drawing an intricate striped furry texture. Simple guidelines, along with numerous step-by-step illustrations, guide you gently through the whole process. Suggested drawing supplies include good quality white drawing paper, graphite pencils, kneaded and vinyl erasers, and a pencil sharpener.
11 PAGES 18 ILLUSTRATIONS
This project is recommended for artists of all levels and ages, as well as home schooling, academic and recreational fine art educators. Published by Hoddinott Fine Art Publishers, Halifax, NS, Canada 2005 (Revised 2006)
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PLAYING WITH PATTERN AND TEXTURE

To capture the pattern of striped fur in a drawing, you use dark and light values. Pattern refers to the different values on the surface of your subject as identified by your sense of sight. Values are the different shades of gray created when you draw by varying both the density of the shading lines, and the pressure used in holding various pencils. To define the furry texture, you use raggedy hatching lines. Texture is the surface detail of an object, as defined in a drawing with various shading techniques. The senses of touch and sight help identify the surface texture of drawing subject. Hatching a classical shading technique, is a series of lines (called a set) drawn closely together to give the illusion of values. When you draw fuzzy stripes, you need to define both the pattern and the texture. In this section, a simple exercise takes you step-by-step through the process of hatching a striped pattern with a furry texture.
ILLUSTRATION 05-01
First of all, examine this drawing of striped fur and take note of the following: Some hatching lines extend beyond the border of each stripe to create a jagged, natural looking transition of values. The hatching lines are curved, unevenly spaced, and of many different lengths and thicknesses. The transition of values between the light and dark stripes is compacted into very short distances.
ILLUSTRATION 05-02
1)
Lightly sketch three curved vertical lines with two horizontal straight lines that cut across them. Press lightly with a 2H pencil. The horizontal lines indicate the stripes and the three curved lines will guide you through the process of curving your hatching lines around an implied three-dimensional form.
By shading the light stripes first, the dark values can easily be added over the lighter shading.
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 sites http://www.finearteducation.com and http://www.drawspace.com
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ILLUSTRATION 05-03
2)
Use 2H and/or HB pencils to add hatching lines to the first light stripe. The hatching lines follow the curves of the vertical guidelines. You can create different values with hatching by: Varying the density (placing lines either far apart or close together) of the individual hatching lines. Varying the pressure used in holding your pencils. Using different grades of pencils, from hard to soft, to help with the different values.
ILLUSTRATION 05-04
You need to keep your pencils freshly sharpened at all times when you draw fur. Otherwise the furry texture will not stand out well.
3)
Use HB and/or 2B pencils to sketch raggedy hatching lines for the upper section of the dark stripe. Take note of how the transitional section between the dark and light values, is jagged and uneven with curved hatching lines of various lengths. Dont forget to follow the vertical guidelines!
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ILLUSTRATION 05-05
4)
With your 2B pencil, extend the dark hatching lines downward, slightly below the second horizontal line. Remember to keep all your hatching lines curved. Fur drawn with mostly straight lines tends to look very flat and unnatural.
5)
Use a freshly sharpened 4B pencil to add a few very dark hatching lines across the horizontal center sections of the dark stripe.
ILLUSTRATION 05-06
Touching up sections of fur that are too dark or too light is super simple! To lighten a section, mold your kneaded eraser to a thin wedge and gently pat a few of the darkest hatching lines. You can add more hatching lines in between some of the others to make a section darker. 6) Use an HB pencil to add hatching to the lower stripe.
lots more information on shading with hatching.
Refer to the lessons in FLEVEL BEGINNER: HATCHING for
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DRAWING ON YOUR OWN: FURRY STRIPES

In this section you are challenged to enhance your observation skills while drawing a complex striped furry texture. Instead of detailed step-by-step written instructions, you are provided with simple guidelines and tips; however, numerous step-by-step illustrations will guide you gently through the whole process. If you run into problems, simply refer to the written instructions and tips provided throughout this lesson, especially those in the previous section.
ILLUSTRATION 05-07
Use a ruler to draw a square drawing format. Suggested sizes include 5 by 5 inches, 6 by 6 inches, or 7 by 7 inches. Mark off four points on the left side of the square to identify five spaces (the stripes). The points mark where light stripes meet dark ones. Two of the spaces are shorter than the other three; the one from the top side of the square down to the first point, and the one from the last point down to the bottom. The three other spaces are equal. Draw lines to mark where dark stripes meet light ones as in the next four illustrations.
ILLUSTRATION 05-08
ILLUSTRATION 05-09
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ILLUSTRATION 05-10
Before you draw the long curved lines (from left to right worked for me), mark off the points on the right side of the square, as shown in illustrations 05-10 and 05-11. Curved lines are created when a straight line curves (or bends). Curved lines can be drawn thick or thin.
ILLUSTRATION 05-11
Some of the lines separating the stripes are in fact compound curves. A compound curve is created when a curved line changes direction (as in the letter "S").
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ILLUSTRATION 05-12
Several angular lines, drawn through the stripes, serve as guidelines to help keep you stay on track as you draw hatching lines. Use your kneaded eraser and gently pat all the lines in your sketch, so as to lighten them in preparation for shading.
ILLUSTRATION 05-13
A tiny section of a white stripe is added to the upper left of the drawing format. Assume a light source is shining from the left. Light source refers to the direction from which a dominant light originates. The placement of this light source affects every aspect of a drawing. The light source tells you where to draw all the light values and shadows. Hence, the overall values of the fur need to look a little darker the farther away they are from the light. In other words, the fur is a little darker toward the right.
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ILLUSTRATION 05-14
A dark stripe is added below the light one. Observe that the shading is dark on the far left, then gets lighter, and finally graduates much darker toward the upper right. A graduation is a continuous progression of graduated values from dark to light or from light to dark.
ILLUSTRATION 05-15
When you draw striped fur, the transition of values from light to dark is compacted into very short distances. Remember, fur looks much more realistic when you draw the hatching lines of different lengths.
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ILLUSTRATION 05-16
Note the light section of shading in each stripe that extends down from the upper left corner toward the center of the bottom edge of the square format. If this section of your drawing needs to be made a little lighter, gently pat some dark lines with your kneaded eraser molded to a wedge.
ILLUSTRATION 05-17
The shading graduations used to render realistic fur provide viewers with vital information about the forms of various parts of the understructures of an animals body.
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ILLUSTRATION 05-18
The drawings you completed in this lesson may not be the most exciting works of art on the planet (grin); however, the next time you draw a zebra or other striped animal, youll notice how much easier the fur is to draw, and that the animal looks a lot more realistic!
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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<
Born in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Brenda grew up in the small town of Corner Brook. She developed strong technical competencies with a personal commitment to self directed learning, and the aid of assorted Learn to Draw books. During Brendas twenty-five year career as a self-educated civilian forensic artist, numerous criminal investigation departments have employed Brendas skills, including Royal Canadian Mounted Police and municipal police departments. In 1992, Brenda was honored with a commendation from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and in 1994, she was awarded a Certificate of Membership from Forensic Artists International. Her home-based art career included graphic design, and teaching recreational drawing and painting classes. As supervisor of her communitys recreational art department, Brenda hired and trained teachers, and designed curriculum for several childrens art programs. In 1998, Brenda chose to end her eighteen-year career as an art educator in order to devote more time to writing, drawing, painting, and developing her websites. Drawspace http://www.drawspace.com incorporates her unique style and innovative approach to curriculum development. This site offers downloadable and printable drawing classes for students of all abilities from the age of eight through adult. Students of all ages, levels and abilities have praised the simple step-by-step instructional approach. This site is respected as a resource for fine art educators, home schooling programs, and educational facilities throughout the world.
LEARN-TO-DRAW BOOKS BY BRENDA HODDINOTT

Drawing for Dummies: Wiley Publishing, Inc., New, York, NY, this 336 page book is available on various websites and in major bookstores internationally. The Complete Idiots Guide to Drawing People: Winner of the Alpha-Penguin Book of the Year Award 2004, Alpha - Pearson Education Macmillan, Indianapolis, IN, this 360 page book is available on various websites and in major bookstores internationally.

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Brenda Hoddinott

I-05 BEGINNER: CARTOONS & CRITTERS

PLAYING WITH PATTERN AND TEXTURE

lots more information on shading with hatching.

Refer to the lessons in FLEVEL BEGINNER: HATCHING for

DRAWING ON YOUR OWN: FURRY STRIPES

BRENDA HODDINOTT - BIOGRAPHY

LEARN-TO-DRAW BOOKS BY BRENDA HODDINOTT

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