DrawingMom’s Drawing Process

I saw a comment on my friends, Freddy and Gloria’s bloggie — someone commented and asked if my mommy draws freehand, or if she uses a computer to generate her drawings. My mommy’s been drawing since she was a little girl, and I thought I would dedicate this post to explain how she does things. I hope you don’t mind me sharing!

My mommy doesn’t have a way of choosing what she draws (unless she’s working on a commissioned piece). There is no rhyme or reason. She could be browsing the Internet, or see a photo in a book, or even fall in love with a photo that Taylor took (see the pink flower here). The drawing has to be really clear and sharp, ’cause that makes it easier for her to draw more realistic-looking stuff.

Beginning with a clear and sharp photo, especially when it’s a pet she’s drawing, can make all the difference between a good drawing or a bad drawing. She needs to connect with the photo, in order to portray that realism in her drawing. If she cannot see certain details, she’ll lose the connection and she won’t be able to recreate what the photo shows.

My mommy takes a lot of photos during her drawing process. She does this not only to keep a record of what she’s done along the way, but also so she can see if things are coming out to her expectations. When she takes a photo of her drawing, she’s able to see things that she won’t see while looking directly at the drawing. If something doesn’t look right in the photo she’s taken, then something isn’t right in her drawing. She’s also able to see if her drawing is realistic, which is something she strives for in every drawing. Sometimes she’s already started a drawing when she remembers that she didn’t take a photo — so some drawings don’t have a black and white photo before any color has been added.

Since I saw the question on Freddy and Gloria’s bloggie, I thought I would use Fred’s drawing as an example of the different stages mommy goes through during a drawing.

Mommy always starts by measuring out the size of the
drawing, which in this case is 5″x7″. She draws an outline
of the subject, making sure to include placement of details
such as pupils, freckles, and fur patterns.

She always starts coloring the eyes. Mommy says that she draws the eyes first, ’cause if she doesn’t get the eyes right, she won’t be able to connect with the drawing and it probably won’t come out good. That’s why a sharp photo is very important to have as a reference.

When she begins adding color in the light areas, she erases
the graphite outline where she wants to add the color.
This way, the pencil won’t show through.

Then she starts on the fur.

She expands to other parts of the drawing,
while adding more detail to previous sections.

She works on the eyes, then the nose and ears.

Then she works on other areas.

She finishes coloring in all of the areas with
colored pencils, and when she’s happy with it…

She uses white and/or black acrylic paint for highlighting.
Then she signs it. 🙂

I know not everyone is into artwork, so I thank you for letting me share this with you. 🙂

You can see more drawings at DrawingMom.com.

 

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