Inspired pencil drawing is an aspect of practice and perfection. When you enter the field of art, the first thing you would be encountering is advice; the army of advice. But let me tell you about one of my experiences. Most of my artist friends have drawn their pets first. The dogs get the highest vote. Cats come next. So how to draw a do is not a question. it is the passion that every artist feels in his or her starting career.
About dogs, it is always said: Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our life whole.
That is how dogs are important in
our life. Dogs and cats always have the most curious expressions,
especially when we are looking at them. Look at the face of a cat when she is
sitting on your compound wall or on a garden chair made of stone. Here the
subject matter provides us with a chance to exploit the beauty of pencil
drawing.
This is the scene where the
sunlight is prone to generate extreme contrasts between the body of the pet, a
dog or a cat. We can use this light factor as a good guide for our pencil
drawing. Here in this pencil drawing of a dog, the artist has used two main
aspects of pencil drawing: one is the technique of pencil lining. Another is
the work of shading with the tip of a pencil. Here the combination of hard and
soft pencils is wonderfully executed. This combination of shading and lining
has created a wonderful piece of art.
The Nobel Prize-winning writer
Orhan Pamuk has said wonderful about Dogs in his novel My Name Is Red: Dogs
do speak, but only to those who know how to listen. Yes, dogs listen to our
feelings and respond to us with positive vibes.
Drawing dogs using colour pencil
The art of portrayal is so difficult. While doing all types of paintings or
drawings, an artist enjoys a poetic license, a license to use his or her
artistic freedom.
Here when the light is prone to generate extreme contrasts between the body
of the pet, a dog or a cat; you have a splendid opportunity to start a good
pencil drawing.
While using colour pencils as a medium of drawing, you can exploit it
extremely well. The different shades available in this field of colour drawing
would enable you more freedom in expressing the scene before your
eyes. Here in this colour pencil drawing the artist has applied the
technique of lining very well. The accomplished use of the eraser also comes to
your help. We can see the use of such an eraser in this drawing.
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| Pinscher J.Bungart 1884, wire-haired pinscher drawing 1884 Jean Bungartz Was a German Artist. He painted animals, especially dogs and pets. |
When you are drawing the face of your dog or a cat, you are not in much
trouble. It is because the pet dog or cat would not mind it; even if you make
serious mistakes in its portrait. But that facility hardly relieves the artist
from his or her artistic responsibility: to be honest with the art. So be
extremely attentive while drawing your pets. In this drawing, it
looks like the lovely creature is telling something through its eyes.
Here is a drawing of a Pinscher dog. The artists Jean Bungartz is a German
artist.
The versatile medium of charcoal
is not just for life drawing. The artists use sticks of charcoal for
detailed tonal studies. It is a very good medium when we are to draw a large
expressive work. The charcoal provides us with a rich range of black and subtle tonal values. The charcoal drawing given below is one of the nicest
examples of the best uses of the medium.
Here in this pencil drawing of a
dog, the artist has used colour pencils for drawing the object. The
techniques of pencil lining and shading remain the same for black, grey or
colour pencils. In the case of the colour pencils, you should have cultivated a
good experience of drawing. If you know some basic rules of the art of
pencil drawing, that would help you.
The art of portrayal is not as difficult as it is believed. it is a work of
technique and creativity. Both. While doing all types of paintings or drawings,
an artist enjoys a poetic licence, a licence to use his or her artistic
freedom. But be careful while making a portrait. In the case of portrait
drawing or painting, this facility is withdrawn.
The person whose portrait is being done would insist on a cent per cent
similarity with his or her face. A tiny dot here or a small mistake of lining
there would turn the face a different one.
Pencil Drawing of A dog But while drawing the face of your pet, you have no such risk. It is
because the pet dog or cat would not mind it; even if you make serious mistakes
in its portrait. But that facility hardly relieves an artist of the
responsibility, to be honest with the art.
Here is a small video, taken from YouTube. It will help me learn to draw a dog.
