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Brenda Hoddinott F-03 BEGINNER: HATCHING Many artists struggle unnecessarily for years to create a full range of values with only one or two pencils, totally unaware of how pencils them

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Brenda Hoddinott

F-03 BEGINNER: HATCHING

Many artists struggle unnecessarily for years to create a full range of values with only one or two pencils, totally unaware of how pencils themselves can create different values In this lesson, you create the illusion of depth in a mountain range, by using various grades of pencils You will also utilize two components of perspective, overlapping and atmospheric perspective

This lesson is divided into the following three parts:

INTRODUCTION: When you use a combination of several H and B pencils you can easily

create a full range of values in your drawings

SKETCHING ELEVEN MOUNTAINS: You sketch eleven overlapping mountains,

beginning with the one that appears closest, and working back toward the distant mountain and the sky

PENCILS BUILD A MOUNTAIN RANGE: You use 12 different grades of pencils to add

shading to each section of the sky and mountain range to render the illusion of depth as created by atmospheric perspective

Suggested supplies include white drawing paper, kneaded and vinyl erasers, a pencil sharpener, and 5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, HB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B and 8B pencils

This project is recommended for artists and aspiring artists of all ages, as well as

home schooling, academic and recreational fine art educators

14 PAGES – 27 ILLUSTRATIONS Published by Hoddinott Fine Art Publishers, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2005 (Revised 2006)

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INTRODUCTION

Many artists labor unnecessarily for years to create a full range of values with only one or two pencils, totally unaware of how pencils themselves can create different values Generally speaking, H pencils work beautifully for light and middle values, and B pencils are best for middle and dark values When you use a combination of several H and B pencils you can easily create a full range of values in your drawings

Refer to the following two illustrations to get an idea of the goal of this lesson Various grades of pencils help create the illusion of depth in the mountain range

ILLUSTRATION 03-01

First of all, you will sketch a range of eleven mountains

You will then add shading to each mountain with a different grade of pencil You need 5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, HB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B and 8B pencils 2H is the lightest (hardest), and the 8B is the darkest (softest)

ILLUSTRATION 03-02

In addition to using various grades of pencils, you will employ two components of perspective, overlapping and atmospheric perspective

Overlapping is a technique that

gives the illusion of depth in a drawing, and refers to the position of subjects in a composition, when one visually appears to be in front of another (or others)

Atmospheric perspective (sometimes called aerial perspective) refers to the visual depth created

by various particles in the atmosphere The farther an object recedes into the distance, the lighter

in value it seems to become, and its edges and forms appear more blurred

To learn more about the fundamentals of perspective, refer to lesson

E-01 Basic Perspective for Beginners

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SKETCHING ELEVEN MOUNTAINS

In this section, you sketch eleven overlapping mountains beginning with the one that is closest and working back toward the distant mountain and the sky When sketching overlapping objects,

I generally find it easier to draw those in the foreground first

1 Outline a horizontal rectangle, similar in shape to mine, as your drawing space

A drawing space (also called the drawing surface or drawing format) is the area in which

you render a drawing within a specific perimeter A horizontal rectangle is often referred to

as a landscape format You can either turn your drawing paper horizontally, or you can use a ruler to draw a rectangle as your drawing space My drawing space is 3 by 5 inches

As you continue through this section, try to draw the outlines of the mountains in approximately the same locations as in my sketches

ILLUSTRATION 03-03

2 Sketch the outline of

a mountain in the

lower left corner of

the drawing space

Use a 2H pencil and

press very lightly so

you don’t indent the

paper

ILLUSTRATION 03-04

3 Outline a second

mountain behind the

first

While it’s important

to draw your

mountains in

approximately the

same locations as

mine, there’s no need

to make their shapes

exactly like mine

Feel free to draw

them more rounded or

jagged

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4 Sketch the

remaining nine

mountains

Follow along with

the following nine

sketches

(Illustrations 03-05

to 13)

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5 Neatly outline each

mountain with the

pencil that will be

used for its shading

For example, the

first one you drew

in the lower left of

the drawing space

needs to be outlined

with an 8B pencil,

the one directly

behind it with a 7B,

and so on

PENCILS BUILD A MOUNTAIN RANGE

Artists have been drawing with graphite for centuries and even today it remains the most popular drawing medium It has withstood the test of time for permanence, and lends itself beautifully to all styles of drawing

In this section, you add shading to each section of the mountain range to render the illusion of depth as a result of various particles in the atmosphere Shading is the process of adding values

to a drawing so as to create the illusion of form and/or three-dimensional spaces Feel free to use whatever style of shading you prefer, such as hatching or squirkling (I’ve used hatching)

ILLUSTRATION 03-15

6 Use an 8B

pencil to

add a very

dark

value to

the closest

mountain,

in the

lower left

corner

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7 Continue shading each mountain in sequence from the foreground to distant space

Use the pencils indicated in Illustration 03-14

ILLUSTRATION 03-16

Use a 7B for this mountain

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Each mountain needs to be shaded a little lighter than the last Hence, you may need to occasionally go back over some mountains and adjust their values a little To make a mountain darker you need to press a little harder with your pencil, and to make the value lighter, you ease off on the pressure used If a mountain seems way too dark, you can pat it with your kneaded eraser and redo the shading until you are happy with the results

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Use a HB for this mountain

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Use a 2H for this mountain

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Use a 5H to add shading to the sky

As a final touch, (if you want your drawing to look really neat), you can outline the edges of each mountain again with freshly sharpened pencils (as you did in step 6)

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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, conté 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 John’s, 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 Brenda’s twenty-five year career as a self-educated civilian forensic artist, numerous criminal investigation departments have employed Brenda’s 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 community’s recreational art department, Brenda hired and trained teachers, and designed curriculum for several children’s 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 (2003): Wiley Publishing, Inc., New, York, NY, this 336 page book

is available on various websites and in major bookstores internationally

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Drawing People (2004): 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

Tiêu đề	Beginner: Hatching
Tác giả	Brenda Hoddinott
Thể loại	lesson
Năm xuất bản	2005
Thành phố	Halifax

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Số trang	14
Dung lượng	1,39 MB