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By using the pencil techniques described in Article Two and with a little practice, discovering how to draw textures can become one of the most favorite parts of drawing.! Here are some examples and steps on how to create common landscape object !textures. Clouds and Skies Clouds appear soft and cottony.! The sky behind is smooth.! There are three steps to create smooth skies with clouds. a) Lightly crosshatch with an HB pencil. b) Blend smooth with the chamois. c) Erase out the cloud formations with the white eraser
Grass and Weeds Use a vertical up-down pencil stroke.! With heavier pressure, start at the base of the grass blade then lessen the pressure as you reach the tip of the blade. This creates a tapered line.! Work from the back to front, drawing the shadowed blades, leaving the blades in front lighter.
Water Use a side-to-side rocking motion to create the impression of water.! The attened diamond shapes capture the reection of objects in the water. !
Trees and foliage To create the illusion of tree leaves, use the pencil mark of scribbling to create short, random marks. The rst layer identies and shapes the leaf bundles.! Draw in the branches that are not hidden by leaves. Then build additional layers, working from the darkest shadow areas to the lighter leaf areas. With each layer, add more denition and texture to the leaf bundles.! Use the kneaded eraser to lift off highlights.
Weathered Wood Draw in the details of the wood grain and knots with a 2B lead. Then use the at edge of a chisel point 2H pencil and burnish a smooth light value over the top. Additional details can be added. Use the kneaded eraser to lift off highlights. !
! ! Combining pencil techniques -! Using a combination of pencil strokes, you can create a texture-rich drawing.! Here is an example.! Small circular strokes were used to create the stonework.! Burnishing a layer over the wood grain details makes weathered wood.! The bell used smooth gradient shading with highlights lifted out with a kneaded eraser. !
More Drawing Tips Avoid drawing too light.! Find the darkest area and establish your blacks.! This allows you to use the full range of values from white to black. Work right to left if a lefty, left to right if right-handed. Work background to foreground; top to bottom. Start on the most detailed (focal point) area.! All other areas can then be sketched with less detail.