For three weeks now I've been stuck on one image, trying to get 'er done. Slowly but surely, it's coming along. I blame ... myself for the lack of progress. Sometimes it's perfectionism, going over the same spot 20 times when just once was enough. Sometimes it's only putting in a few minutes because I waste time doing other trivial things instead. Oh well. I promised I would finish the wolf, and that I did. Have a look.
Wow. It actually looks really good! Again, ignore the wavy lines. The new darks achieved with my 2B pencil really add a whole new layer to my drawing. If nothing else, it allows for awesome contrast. The eye is the only white on the whole page: everything else is a shade of grey, and I used my erasure to make sure the white was as white as possible. I think it makes a marvellous effect.
The image looks better on the page. For one thing, there's more contrast between the top of the head and the background. For another, the fur stands out more as fur. The black oval section just SW of the eye looks odd here, but on the page it clearly looks like a fur pattern, not a cavity or recess in the face as it does here.
Here's the pic from last week, so we can compare the progress.
Making promises here seems to work, so I'll do it again: I promise I'll get the full picture done for next week. Then we can move on not only from this, but soon from the perils of bad drawing paper.
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