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1. What's in This Class?: In this beginner drawing course, I'll be showing
you in real time, how to draw a dog in five easy
to follow steps. Hi there. My name is Thomas. I love to teach new skills
to dedicated folks. Drawing a dog or basically any other animal
seems difficult. If you have doubts regarding your drawing skills or you
think you can't make it, this drawing session is for you. We'll be using a drawing method that is ideal for beginners. The five step drawing
process will look like this. First, we will observe
the reference photo and build up a base structure
from simple to the shapes. Second, we will create a rough outline of our
subject using straight lines. Third, we will refine the contour lines
with curved lines. Then we'll be adding details to our drawing, shadows
and texture. Last, we'll be making
some final touches. We'll be using simple
drawing tools and techniques so you can
follow along easily. I hope you are excited. Now let's do some preparation.
2. Preparation: Let's do some preparation. If you have a printer, please print out two copies of
the reference photo. You can find this
photo in a PDF file. Link is in the description. If you don't have a printer
at hand, no worries. I will keep the
reference photo visible on the screen during
our drawing session. I stick one of the reference
copies to my desk. This will be the
paper I'll be making my final drawing on
here on the right side. I take the other copy, fold it in half like this. And put it over my first copy. This will be temporary, so try to use some easy fix. Good. I'll be drawing with a simple two
B graphite pencil. I have a sharpener, and eraser. I will also use a color pencil to highlight some shapes
on the reference photo, but this tool is optional. If you don't have
one, no worries. Now when we are
talking about drawing, I'd like to note that there is no one ideal pace for everyone. I will keep an average rhythm that will work for most people. But in case you fall behind, just pause the
video at any point, take your time, finish
the actual step, and continue playing
when you are ready. Don't feel any pressure to
keep my pace when you draw. Just pause the video
when it's needed, okay? Now let's get to work.
3. Drawing the Base Structure: One of the reasons why most beginners find
difficult to draw anything is that they don't know where to start. Let's find out. First things first, before
we start drawing anything, let's observe the subject
on the reference photo. The thing is that artists spend a significant
amount of time with observation before making a single stroke on the paper. This is also called
studying the subject. Okay. But what does
it really mean? What to look for on
this specific picture. Whenever you see something that seems too complex
for you to draw, like probability dog, try to break it down
to simple elements, elements that you can deal with. By using simplification
or in other words, abstraction, we can transform a seemingly impossible
task to something doable. In the method I'm
about to show you, this is done by looking for simple two dimensional
shapes on the subject. What are these
simple two D shapes? They can either be
ovals like circles and lbses or all kinds of polygons. A polygon is basically
a two D shape with at least three straight
sides like triangles, rectangles, squares, and so on. Good. Now, let's identify some of the simple
shapes on our subject. If you have the printed copy and the color pencil, you
can follow along. If you don't, just watch
for a few minutes. When you identify
these two D shapes, it's a good practice to
start with the biggest one, then move on to the second
biggest one, and so on. As the main body of our dog is the biggest
shape on our subject, we need to find a simple
shape that can represent it. An oval shape will exactly
do, so I draw one. Now I know for an
absolute beginner, just drawing a simple shape like this can be
challenging enough. But still, it's much easier
to draw a shape like this than drawing the complex outline of this dog right
out of the box. Depending on the level of
your basic drawing skills, you may want to use a
technique called ghosting. Draw the shape
above the paper for a few times without
touching the paper. When you feel
yourself confident, gently let the pencil touch the paper and form the
shape. Here we go. We have an oval
representing the body. Now the second biggest
portion is the head. This time, I draw a blocky
shape, a polygon like this. I intentionally
leave out the ears. They will be separate
to these shapes. I mark the eyes and the nose with three simple ovos for now. Now, let's check the ears. We can say that the ears
form two triangles. Let's draw these triangles. At this stage, we don't have to follow each curve precisely. The goal is to
simplify our subject. Good. The legs
look quite simple. I'm drawing some blocky
shapes, sort of rectangles. And let's not forget the
tail, which can be a shape, something like this. Very good. As you will understand
in a few minutes, the relative position of the shapes on our drawing
will be important. I'm thinking ahead and I'm
drawing a vertical guideline, the center line of the body. I place it somewhere here, starting from the
center of the face. We need to make sure that this
is really a vertical line. It should be parallel with the
side of the picture frame. This guideline will help
us positioning the eyes, the nose, and the legs
accurately relative to each other when we
actually start drawing on the right. Awesome. We have identified all necessary simple
shapes on our subject. We have the base structure
of our dog marked by red. Now you may have the
question that is this the one and only
right collection of shapes? Of course, it's not. You can identify
your own shapes, but try to keep things simple and try to find the
simplest shapes possible. Once you have some practice, you can actually skip this step. I mean drawing with color
pencil on the reference photo. You can just imagine these
shapes in your head. But as we are in
the learning phase, it's better to have
them on the paper. If you are also finished,
we can move on. Now that we have identified
the base structure, it's time to copy these shapes next to our reference photo. If you don't have this
picture printed out, just take an empty paper and watch the shapes on the
screen as reference. I switch to my two B
graphite pensier now. Before we start
copying these shapes, it's a good practice to add some guidelines to
our drawing area. We definitely want to
mark the picture frame, at least the corners. I'm using my pencil and my index finger to
measure the width of the reference photo so I can copy this
distance accurately. We'll be keeping a one to
one ratio on our drawing. So our picture frame has
to have the same size. That By the way, watch how I hold my pencil. This is called the
overhand grip. This grip is ideal
for sketching. By using this grip, you can make quick,
easy and light strokes. But if you find this
grip inconvenient, feel free to use the
grip you are used to. Feel free to learn the
overhand grip another time. Let's also mark the
vertical center line, which should be roughly in the middle in our picture frame. Maybe it's slightly off to the right but very close
to the middle. All right. Let's also add some horizontal guidelines. As we like to draw our dog with identical size with
one to one ratio, as I mentioned, these
additional guidelines will make our job simpler. Drawing in a different size than your reference photo is a
little bit more advanced topic, so I keep that technique
for another video. Anyway, the top of our
subject is located here. The ground level is over here. The chin level is here. And I also mark the bottom of the belly, which
is somewhere here. We can call these
lines as key levels that will help us placing the
shapes at the right spots, which ultimately will
ensure similarity with the reference in
size and proportion. I'd like to know that I apply a little bit more pressure
on the paper than I should because I'd like you to see my
strokes on the video. But you should be
making these strokes really light that are
barely seen on the paper. This is the very first
phase of our drawing. These lines will be
structural lines. Some of these lines look
cool on a final drawing, but we don't want to draw
too much attention to them. Now, before we start
drawing these shapes, even if this copy procedure
seems like a simple task, let's go through the things we will have to
pay attention to. Obviously, we'd like to draw identical shapes
because this way, we can ensure similarity
with the reference picture. The term identical means
basically three things here. As we have chosen to make our drawing in one to one ratio. Consequently, the size of each simple shape has to match with the corresponding
one on the reference. You can always use
your pencil and your index finger to
measure distances. For example, the width of this all is
something like this. I mark it on my drawing. Now, let's try to
draw this oval by using the ghosting technique
I mentioned earlier. You may throw several ovals, but that's okay as long as
you keep your stroke slight. Also, the orientation of each shape should
match the reference. What does orientation mean? When I'm drawing the shape
of the face, for example, each side of the
polygon has to be parallel with the corresponding
edge on the reference. So the final shape
won't be rotated or distorted in any way,
compared to the reference. To keep the size and the orientation right at the same time can be
quite challenging. If this is not enough, we also have to pay attention to the location of our
shapes, their positions. Each one of them has to be
at the exact right spot. The vertical and the horizontal guidelines
can help with that. But we also need to do
cross checking regularly. The relationships of the neighboring shapes,
in other words, their relative positions should match the corresponding
ones on the reference. So once again, shape, size, orientation,
and relationship. All these things have
to be just right. Otherwise, the result will be different from the reference. Your drawing might be a
dog, but another dog. Let's do some checking on the shapes that we
have already drawn. Check if your oval
is at the right spot by checking the distance of its outline from
the center line. If you find an issue, use the eraser and fix it. I'm checking the
distance on the left. Let's check the other side. I I'm checking the
height as well. Similarly, check the
shape of the face. For example, notice that this area on the left is slightly bigger than
this one on the right. Also check these crossings
and these small shapes. Do they match with
the reference? In the meantime, I draw three Os to represent
the eyes and nose. Notice that the nose is touching the center
line from the left. I'm also trying to make sure the relative position of
these shapes are correct. Now let's move on to the ears. We'd like to copy this
triangle accurately. If you have some practice, you can do it in one round, but now I will do
one edge at a time. Let's check this edge. I put my other
pencil over here and check the angle that it makes with the horizontal
picture frame. We basically need to
copy this angle of inclination. So let's do that. Once you have enough practice, you won't need to draw
these guidelines. You will just imagine them. Now, let's check the next
side of the triangle. Notice that I draw these strokes
with a certain momentum. I'm not saying you
have to be very quick, but using some momentum can
help you draw better strokes. They will be more dynamic,
look more natural. By drawing your lines too
slowly, we convey uncertainty. Unless it is your
artistic intention, it's better to add some
momentum to your strokes. Now I know this
seems very basic, but if you don't have the skill to copy an orientation
like this, you will just struggle
with your drawings. So please don't
hesitate to devote time to learning these
fundamentals if you need to. Also, watch that I'm not worried about running through the
corners of the triangle. That's okay as long as you
keep your strokes very light. Being able to keep
both the ratio and orientation is challenging. It requires to train your muscles in your
hand and practice a lot. It doesn't happen overnight. But once you have that,
drawing identical shapes can be pretty quick and
easy, second nature. Until then, I suggest
to break down the process into single strokes and check them one by one. But don't stress yourself if you find the shape
difficult to draw. Take a piece of paper and
try to draw it a few times. I'm sure you'll get better
after a few trials. Good. Now, let's
draw the other ear. My eyes are continuously
checking the reference photo if everything is right with
my strokes. Take your time. You are not in a
hurry. Your muscles in your hand are loose. Your hand is light. There
is no tension either in your body or your mind.
You are just having fun. And let's draw the
shapes of the legs too. Observe how far they are from
the vertical center line. I so check the space
between the legs. Do all kinds of cross checking with the
neighboring shapes. I even check the
relationship with ears, which can help with
the horizontal placement of these shapes. If you are an absolute
beginner of drawing, even these simple
shapes can cause you some troubles,
but that's normal. Don't raise the bar
too high too early. Your skills will
improve with practice. Artistic drawing is not
about perfection anyway. If your hand doesn't
draw exactly what your eyes see,
just take it easy. It will improve over time. Uh, Oops. I forgot to draw this
little triangle over here. Finally, I copied the
simplified shape of the tail. I'm I'm I'm Now, please check your sketch. Compare it with the
reference though. Ask these questions.
Are the shapes identical to the original
ones in size and orientation? Are the relationships
or in other words, the relative positions
of the shapes correct? Check the height
and the width of different body parts.
Do they match? If you see any issue
on your drawing, now is the time to fix it. Use your eraser and draw the problematic shape
again if it's necessary. For example, this edge
of the year seems to be off in position.
So let me fix that. But keep in mind, what matters most is the overall
picture as a whole. If it shows similarity with the reference, you
are good to go. O. If you need more time before we move
on, post the video now. I'll be waiting patiently. If you manage to draw
something like this, you can be proud of yourself. Believe me, it's a
great achievement. You will use this skill all
the time in the future. If you feel uncertainty when you draw these
things, don't worry. You just need to teach and train your muscles in your hand. That's perfectly
normal for a beginner. Actually, I collected all
the essential drawing skills in how to draw one
oh one series. You might want to check out
them after this course. Link is in the description. Anyway, I encourage you to move on however your drawing
looks like at this moment. I'm sure you will create
something engaging, something special by
the end of this course.
4. Block-in Your Subject: Very good. We have reached
a very important milestone. We have the base
structure of our dog. Now we can move on to
the next phase where things are getting more
exciting. So bear with me. We can put this copy
aside now as we'll be using the original
reference photo from now on. What we'll be doing in
this phase is very simple. We'll be drawing straight lines, short and long ones. These lines will start to form the outline or in other words, the contour line of our dog and our subject will take
shape step by step. Now, let's start to scan our
reference Image you can. What we are observing
carefully is the contour lines that
form our dog's silhouette. Now obviously, as this
is an organic form, there is everything but
straight lines in this contour. But remember, our goal
is to simplify things, so we'll be looking for
relatively straight portions on the contour and try
and copy those sections. In the meantime, I switch
from the overhand grip to the so called tripled grip
because on short distances, this grip works better. You can be more precise
with your strokes this way. We can start anywhere. I choose
this portion of our dog. If you are uncertain, remember the technique
called ghosting. Imitate the motion above the paper a few times
without touching it. When you think you have found the right orientation
or direction, you can make the stroke
with your pencil. This way, you can calibrate your hand before you
make the stroke. But remember, you still
want to make light strokes. Maybe they are a little bit darker than the ones
from the previous space, but they are definitely
not too dark. Now let's follow the outline of our dog and go
around step by step. Some lines will be shorter,
some will be longer. This technique is called
blocking the subject. The idea behind it
is that copying straight lines is always
simpler than copying a curve. Even if we see a curve, we simplify it to a
straight line like this. You wouldn't think that,
but our subject we'll be going through a significant
improvement in this phase. It's turning from a kindergarten drawing to something
more interesting. Remember, your hand
has a certain momentum when you make a stroke and you don't want to
stop it suddenly. This way, your strokes
will be crossing each other and run beyond the
crossings, but that's okay. We don't care too much about
the length of the stroke. What's important
is its direction. It should match the direction of the contour of that section
on the reference photo. Letting our strokes run
through freely without any sudden stop helps us making
their orientation better. Don't forget your hand is loose. Your strokes are light. This is still an intermediate
phase of your drawing. You don't want to leave hard
dark markings on the paper. Work as light as you
can with your pencil. Remember, I'm making
these strokes darker in order you to sit. You want to make lighter
strokes on your drawing. And we are going further nicely. While I'm making my strokes, I continuously switch my focus between the reference image and my drawing. Very good. I I Note that our base
shapes coming from the first phase are
pretty simplified. In the second phase, we are adding more details
to our drawing. So for example, the
ears have been taken a more accurate shape by adding these small
section lines. They are still not perfect but gone through an improvement. Awesome. I hope you are
also making good progress. I As we have finished with the
blocking process, let's step back for a minute and compare our drawing with
the reference as a whole. I'm drawing imaginary
verticals in my head to see if the relationships of the different body
parts are proper. Yeah. If you find any issue at this point, you need to make a decision. If you think that it's
something important to fix, then grab your
eraser and redraw. If you think it won't have significant effect on the final drawing, you
can leave it as it is. When you show your final
portrait to someone, you normally don't attach the reference photo
it was made from. Insignificant deviation
is just fine. Now, as usual, post
the video if you need to and play when you are ready to move on
to the next phase.
5. Refining Contour Lines: Our drawing starts to look
interesting, doesn't it? We already have a pretty
recognizable sketch of our dog, but it's far from finished,
so let's move on. In this phase, we are going to add curves to the contour lines, so the shape of our
dog will be getting closer and closer to
our reference image. But our job is much easier now as we have a very solid
base we can build upon. This time, I will be applying a slightly bigger
pressure on the paper, so my curves will be a bit darker than the
existing strokes. In this phase, it's extremely important to continuously be watching the reference image. The orientation and the size of each curve are crucial
to achieve likeness. You need to pay attention to
as much detail as you can. Notice that we are
making S curves. Organic forms in nature
are full of S curves. Being able to draw S curves fluently is a very
useful drawing skill. Also, I find some joy in
drawing these curves. This is not so difficult. We already have a pretty
solid base structure, so we just need to refine the contour lines
using these curves. But remember, you still need to keep your stroke
lighter than I do. Mm. Mm. Mm. I forgot to draw this back, but that's okay.
We can do it now. And we move on to
the other side. I'm using the tripod grip as we need more
precision in this phase. Now, the facial features
require extra care. If we want to reflect the
real personality of our dog, we have to pay
special attention to the angles of inclination
around the eyes, nose, and the mouth. They will have a big impact on the facial expression of a dog. Nothing has to be
final at this stage, but we are getting
closer and closer. Mm. The shapes of the ears also play an important role in reflecting the real
personality of fad, both their size and form matter. If you feel something
is not right, fix it. I think that the nose is slightly off
position vertically. No problem. It's easy to
replace that in this phase. I'm trying to place
my pencil over here horizontally so I can see
what needs to be done. Also, this needs to be
shifted down slightly. I think we are good now. Now, let's do some
cross checking. Apart from the head,
we have some freedom, but the head is
extremely important. The viewers focus will be there. As for the body, the
overall gesture or the pause of the figure what matters and not
the tiny details. On the other hand,
as I mentioned, the viewer won't see
the reference photo, so feel free to change some
of the details as you like. It's called artistic freedom. All right, we are done
with the third phase. I encourage you not
to stop at this point because the real magic is going to happen in
the next phase. Hang on there. As usual, take your time, post the
video if you need to. I'll be here.
6. Shadows & Texture: In this phase, just to make
our dog look really cool, we'll be adding some
details to our drawing. This part of the
drawing process is called shading or rendering. I'd like to note that this
is an advanced topic, but I encourage you to give it a try because it can add
a lot to your artwork. It's a pretty time
consuming process, but the end result will
probably compensate the effort. For shading, I'll be using a drawing tool called
blending stump. Don't think of anything special. It's just a paper
rolled up pretty tightly and sharpened at
the end just like a pencil. You can make one easily. Another option for shading is to use an ear cleaning
stick like this. Or you can use a piece of paper tissue rolled
around your pencil. This one won't be as precise
as the other two options, but it's better than nothing. I'll show you in a minute
how you can use these tools. In this phase of the
drawing process, we'll be focusing on
light and dark areas, their shapes and locations. Let's try to forget that
we are drawing a dog. Let's just look for
the different shades of gray on the reference photo. We will try to form these light and dark areas on our drawing that will eventually form the different
shadows and textures on the surface of our dog and
on the background as well. However, we'll be focusing
on the dog primarily. Now in the shading process, we don't want to
create the exact tones everywhere in one round. We will be creating
several layers in cycles. What I'd like you to notice is that there are
pretty light areas on the dog and on the
background as well. But we cannot really
work with light strokes. We do have an eraser, but it's better not to
use it in this phase. It's better to try to leave those white areas as they
are now paper white. You may realize that
the lightest areas on the dog is located
on its contour line, but we made relatively dark
contour lines on our drawing. So how will we handle this? The trick is that we make these dark contour
lines the part of the background, like this. And we leave this
outline area paper white inside. Like this. Now I take the blending tool and blend the graphite
on the paper like this. You can use circle motion
or single strokes. You will experience which one
works best on which area. Or if you have a paper tissue,
you can do it like this. But as I have this
blending stump, I'll be using this one. This one is more practical. Okay. This was just a
demonstration of these tools. First, let's go through
the entire picture and put up an initial layer
of graphite with our pencil. Notice that the overhand grip
is idea for this purpose, so I can cover bigger area. O. Earlier, I thought that watching the
shading process was not too interesting, but the feedback
from my students was that they like to see
these parts real time, so I don't speed up the video. But I won't talk
too much this time. If you are right handed, you may want to proceed from
top left to bottom right. If you are left handed, then from top right
to bottom left. Just to avoid messing up
your drawing with your palm, it's easy to smash
this graphite layer on the paper unintentionally. As far as the background
is concerned, I will simplify its texture. If you want to, you can create a detailed
texture like this, but I wouldn't like to spend
too much time on this. I'd like to focus on the dog. Anyway, let's move
on with the shading. We can play with the tones, so I apply bigger
pressure here and there. Note that the tone
doesn't have to be final. You can always revisit an area later in the
drawing process. In the meantime, I mark
the separation line in the background so I know where
to stop with the dc tone. As I'm moving from top
left to bottom right, let me add some
baston to the head. In the meantime, I'm watching the reference photo so I know where I need to
leave blank spaces. To tell the truth, this
is pretty time consuming, but it can be quite relaxing
if you like to draw. The best mental
state for drawing is when you forget
that time exists, so you don't worry or
care time anymore. That's when your mind
is really taking rest. Now, we obviously don't want to draw each strain one by one, but creating the pattern of these light and dark
areas is important. If we do it right,
it will illustrate the texture and form
the volume of the body. Understanding light and shadow
is a big topic in itself. It's worth to learn that stuff. You can achieve
impressive results by simply copying
these patterns, but if you really understand
what you are doing, that's when magic happens. Anyway, let's move
on to the pace. As I mentioned, the
most important part is the eyes and
their surroundings. This area requires
the most precision. Mm. M These tiny white areas are called the highlights. We can see them in the ice, too. We definitely leave them white. Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. Et's draw the color now. If you want to, you
can draw the tag, too, but I won't. Let's see the main body. Note that in this
first shading cycle, we don't go into the
highest level of details. We just create a base
for the next round. Plus, apart from the
eyes and the nose, we'll be using the
blending tool soon. So we don't need to pay
too much attention to transitions or gradation
between different tones. The blending tool
will help us to make those gradients between
light and dark areas. Remember, your look is
jumping back and forth to the reference photo
and the drawing to ensure similarity
with the pattern. Now, let's move on to the legs. Hopefully, you drew
light construction lines so they don't bother now. Mm. Now, let's get back
to the background. A If you need precision, it's better to switch
back to the triple cry. O. Finally, let's see this foreground with the
cast shadow for dog. Mm. Mm. All right. Let's say that we have done with the first graphite layer. Now let's blend things together. I
7. Blending: You can always choose to what extent you blend the
tones on different areas. You can apply higher pressure on the paper and your gradients
will be very smooth. Or you can apply low pressure and your strokes
will be visible slightly. It's up to you which
one you like better. This is the phase when our
drawing is starting to come together. I'm
pretty excited. You can always add
some more graphite if you need to at
certain places. Let's see the foregone. On the head, I'm using a
relatively clean blending stump. You might want to
use a clean earstick on these lighter areas. I'm making very gentle
movements here on the face. Feel free to play with
your blending tool and experience the
effect you make by applying different
pressure or motion. Mm. Mm. Let me add some more dogs
to the background. This way, our dog pops out more. This is how we move forward
with shading layer by layer. I hope you understand
now why it was important to work with strokes
in the previous phases. My outlines are stronger
than they should. It's not really a problem
here because I can add some more dogs around in order to fade them better
into the background. By adding more docks, we create higher contrast between the subject
and the background, which will make it
look cooler anyway. Now I'm adding more
darks to the legs too. Here I hide the dark
contour lines from inside. Mm. Mm. Mmm. Mm. I think I'm not satisfied with this chin area, so
let me fix that. It's not easy to
erase at this point, but I like to fix
the issues I notice. Mm. It's better, I think. Awesome.
8. More Details: Now is the time to add more details to the
head to the face. We want to have the viewers
attention on this area, so we need to create
more contrast and sharp strokes
here and there. For this reason, we need a sharp pencil.
So let's sharpen. This time, I'm definitely
using the tripod grip. We need precision over the face. It does matter now how you make your strokes because we don't
want to blend them anymore. Mmm. Mm. We can illustrate some strains here and there following
their directions. At this point, it's really up to you how much
details you add. In other words, how far
you go with your drawing. But I find it difficult
to stop in this phase because our dog looks better and better with
each stroke I make. Mm. Mm mm mm Over here, in order
to form the properly, we need very fine movements. If you are a heavy
handed person, you might want to draw in a bigger format so
you have more space. Mm. Uh, the details on the noes are also important. A Now, I'm scanning the
reference photo to see what's missing. Mm. Mm. I'm also adding some details to the
body, but not too much. Mm. M. And it seems that the legs
need some more ducks. Mm. Very good.
9. Final Touches: I this last phase is meant to serve as doing some final improvements
on your drawing. If we have done
everything right, there is very little left to do. I'm making some final
touches here and there. It's a good practice to check
the whole picture again. During the drawing process, it's easy to be lost
in the details and focusing only on a small
portion of your drawing. But you don't want to overdo
things at this point, often less is more. Just check if
everything is in place. The tones are in balance with each other,
things like this. M Mmm Now, what do you think?
I guess we made it. I hope you have also managed to draw something that you
are satisfied with. It may be not perfect, but it hopefully exceeds
your expectations, and you start to believe that
you can learn this stuff. The truth is that it was pretty late night yesterday when
I finished my drawing. With fresh eyes,
I usually realize some of my mistakes next
morning, just like now. The red arrows show
the issues I found. The most obvious problem was
the shape of the main body. It's just too regular. I clearly see the ellipse that
I drew in the first phase. This doesn't look natural. So I made corrections
on both sides. I also made amendment
on the belly. I erased construction
lines on the legs. I changed the shape
of the tail a little. I also corrected
the contour line of the neck on the left, and finally, I improved
the eyes and the nose. Fortunately, each of
them was an easy fix. If you see some similar
issues on your drawing, feel free to fix them. But it's also fine if you just utilize these experiences
in your next drawings. Anyway, this is
my final drawing. She is slightly thinner
than the one on the reference photo,
but I'm okay with that.
10. Upload Your Project: You are just awesome. The fact that you got to the
end of this course tells me that you really have the stamina to make real
progress at drawing. Now, I'm really curious about
what you managed to learn. If you have some spare time
in the following days, it will be great if
you made a drawing of your favorite animal
and shared it with me. It can be a dog, cat, or any other animal you like. It would help you
deepen your new skills, and I would be happy to give you feedback
on your drawing. You can find my contact info on my website or just share
your thoughts and feelings. It would be really
good to hear from you. Finally, if you like my
teaching style and you are someone who like to build your drawing skills
step by step. I have how to draw
one on one series. You can learn all the essential drawing skills at one place. Once you have these skills, it will be way more exciting
to learn the advanced stuff. Less frustration, more fun. It would be just awesome
to have you on board among my students.
Have fun with drawing.
Tamas Benko, Drawing Classes
