Drawing white fur in graphite requires us to capture the variation in shades to ensure that the animal stands out on the white paper. As white fur is never actually white graphite can be a really effective medium for this type of portrait. I've picked a few snippets to show some crucial layers that I use when drawing such a portrait =). Such a cute little dog >3 - - - 8" x 10" graphite drawing Reference photo: Piotr Wróbel from Pixabay | Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art
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Long, soft fur relies on building layers gradually but also softening layers as well. This is key in ensuring pencil strokes don't have to much harshness and there are a couple of ways to do this. Using a paper blending stump or an eye make up applicator can work really well but also using light pressure on the pencil will also make a huge difference. | Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art
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Drawing overlapping fur in graphite also relies on a structure layering approach. With graphite we have to be aware of being able to get highlights in place on top of potentially really dark layers of graphite which makes the way the graphite is applied really important. If too much pressure for example is used during the building of the foundation stage, the erasers will have a much harder job later on. Starting with the darkest, softest graphite pencil for dark sections of fur can also really
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Drawing longer fur can sometimes be a little trickier as the pencil technique has to be considered for a prolonged period of time. Although it may only be by a couple of seconds, the way we hold and use the pencil is really important. When aiming for realism, the longer pencil strokes should always be curved to some degree. Completely straight lines cause a rigid look to the details which when aiming for a natural look isn't what we want. To over come this issue the way we hold the pencil can ma
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