Animal & Wildlife
Animal and Wildlife Art Lessons
"Lioness"
By Jason Morgan
1 Transferring to Toned Canvas and Underpainting
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After deciding on the composition and
size, I sketch the major lines, paying particular
attention to getting the proportions correct by constantly
comparing one part of the Lioness with another (you
can still just see my measuring lines on the head).
Notice that I have written myself some notes, I find
that I generally get ideas for the painting stage
as I draw, so I frequently use the area around the
sketch to write notes and ideas as reminders for later
use.
Here the notes remind me to -
*Put more detail on the head than anywhere else.
*Leave a bit more room above the head compared to the
front foot.
*Soften the rear off to help bring more attention to
the head.
As usual I have drawn the Lioness the
full size that I want the finished painting to be, so
that I can use the tracing/transferring method below.
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After the drawing is completed I trace over the top, then I turn the tracing over and go over the lines on the reverse (above), with the graphite now on the back of the tracing I can go over the lines once again, this time the right way around with the canvas/board underneath, this transfers the sketch over to the board ensuring no mistakes. I could have drawn straight on the board but I find my sketches always turn out much better on smooth paper.
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