Adrian Sanqui - How to Draw Dogs for Kids

Adrian Sanqui

How to Draw Series

Mendon Cottage Books

JD-Biz Publishing

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This book contains several examples aboutdrawing different kinds of dogs, with each little step carefullyexplained so the young reader could easily follow through. Fromcomposing the figure using a combination of simple shapes, and upto applying the colors. The steps are designed in a way that can beapplied to either digital drawing (drawing on a tablet) ortraditionally (drawing on a paper).

The drawing tutorials are designed for thosewith little to no drawing experience. The steps are broken down ina way that the reader could see exactly how to start, how thefigure takes shape, and how to finish it. Following the processproperly will help compose a well proportionate drawing with colorsof different tones or shades.

The book also includes a small bit ofinformation about the kinds of dogs given as examples. This makesthis book not just about how to draw them but to know and learn abit about these adorable animals as well.

Pencils

The H engraved near the pencils tip (sideof eraser) stands for hardness and it ranges from 2H to 9H. Apencil with only an H mark and doesnt have a number means 1H.The most common type (the one available anywhere) of pencil thatdoes not indicate its grade mark is usually a 2H pencil. The Bmarking of pencils stand for blackness", this means that they caneasily produce darker line marks and are softer than H pencils. Itranges from HB (hard and dark) to 9B (very soft and very dark), sowhen it comes to B pencils, the higher the number is; the softerand darker it becomes. Different brands have different softness,hardness and blackness levels, so if you are going to use a certainbrand for the first time, you should try them out first beforeapplying it on your main drawing.

Charcoal pencils also come in differentgrades. The generic grades of soft, medium and hard are availablein different brands. Charcoal pencils are a bit messy to work with;even the hard grade charcoal pencil is still relatively softercompared to those with 4B to 6B grade pencils.

Mechanical pencils are good for small andsubtle detailing that requires very thin lines, instead ofsharpening your pencil several times just to have a thin andconstant fine point that you need. Different grades of lead orgraphite is also available for refilling your mechanicalpencil.

Erasers

Good quality erasers are essential if you aregoing to use a pencil for drawing. Choose a rubber eraser that issoft and not the ones that leave a faint color or worst is ascratch on the paper. Keep them on a pencil case or anything thatcan protect it from being exposed on air for too long because someerasers (cheaper ones) harden when its left lying around becauseit will dry out and harden.

A kneadable eraser is very helpful for makinghighlights and reaching areas that are hard to access, like thegloss on the eyes or light portions of fingernails and such. Itusually looks like a gray slab or a small bar of clay that can bemolded or deformed to any shape you desire. It doesnt rub off themarking like usual erasers, but instead, it lifts off the graphitefrom the paper, like absorbing it. Instead of rubbing the eraserwith a certain pressure to remove a marking, carefully dab on theportions you want to erase or to simply decrease the appliedgraphite or charcoal until you recover the brightness (whiteness ofthe paper) you want.

Pens & Markers

Inking comes next to penciling. These are thetools you need to make permanent line marks to your drawing. Likepencils, markers and pens come in different varieties. Permanentmarkers have chisel points and those with bullet points. Chiselpoint markers are mainly used for calligraphy because it canproduce thin and thick lines easily, while bullet pointed ones arepreferred for the works that need a consistent line thickness.Markers are also often used for blocking or shading big portions ofdrawings. Since markers have points that are thicker than pens, itis easier and faster to use for big areas or big drawings.

Pens are also graded by their point sizes. Itis often used alongside with markers for artworks. Pens are goodfor small sized illustrations and for the portions of the drawingwhich precision is more important than speed.

These two permanent marking tools are usedbefore applying colors, as most markers and pens are immune toseveral coloring materials. Even if you run over it withwater-based colors or markers, it simply would overlapped the markyou have made with inks. Furthermore, using markers after applyingcolors (and running it across colored areas, especially if you usedan oil-based coloring material such as oil pastels) might ruin themarkers tip.

Coloring materials

If you are planning to color your drawing,choose a coloring tool that best fits your needs. Oil pastels aregood for blending and synchronizing different colors together. Itmight get messy on your first trials (if you dont want to getmessy, just place a clean piece of paper for your palm rest or justsimply avoid rubbing your palm against the colored portions of yourdrawing) but youll get the hang of it as you use it more often.Oil pastels are good for beginners as a practicing tool forsmearing different color values.