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Oh my goodness. This was a huge challenge for me in many ways. I haven't worked with graphite on this scale in a very long time. It's actually probably been several years since I've produced anything with detail. But I enjoyed getting back to it and focusing on shading and tones rather than color. And the wolf. I've never drawn a wolf before. That fur gave me so much trouble and proved to be such a challenge. But, it was also a lot of fun and I think I'm going to be trying it again in the near future. I'm reasonably pleased with how parts of the fur turned out, though I know the anatomy is a bit off. My electric eraser helped a lot with the fur (and the clouds). And the horse is either very small or the wolf is huge. Oh well. I like big wolves. I think they're magnificent animals.

Unfortunately, my scanner killed so much of the detail in this, especially in terms of subtle shading. There is a lot more to the snow than you can see here. But, no matter how I play with the settings, my scanner is determined not to appease me. I don't know when that thing acquired such an attitude. Anyway, the fur on the wolf and the birch trees actually scanned pretty well, so I'll be happy with that.

The cloud...haha. It's a cloud. I need to work on those fluffy things. Little clumps of snow are more difficult to draw than they seem. You have been warned. The evergreen trees in the background make me smile, as does the reflection on the frozen lake. They remind me of Bob Ross, so that's probably why.

Comments, critiques, scanner tips all welcome
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Image copyright Ashley Mutek.
Derwent Graphic pencils on Bristol board (8" x 10").
January 12, 2012.

Description
Oh my goodness. This was a huge challenge for me in many ways. I haven't worked with graphite on this scale in a very long time. It's actually probably been several years since I've produced anything with detail. But I enjoyed getting back to it and focusing on shading and tones rather than color. And the wolf. I've never drawn a wolf before. That fur gave me so much trouble and proved to be such a challenge. But, it was also a lot of fun and I think I'm going to be trying it again in the near future. I'm reasonably pleased with how parts of the fur turned out, though I know the anatomy is a bit off. My electric eraser helped a lot with the fur (and the clouds). And the horse is either very small or the wolf is huge. Oh well. I like big wolves. I think they're magnificent animals.

Unfortunately, my scanner killed so much of the detail in this, especially in terms of subtle shading. There is a lot more to the snow than you can see here. But, no matter how I play with the settings, my scanner is determined not to appease me. I don't know when that thing acquired such an attitude. Anyway, the fur on the wolf and the birch trees actually scanned pretty well, so I'll be happy with that.

The cloud...haha. It's a cloud. I need to work on those fluffy things. Little clumps of snow are more difficult to draw than they seem. You have been warned. The evergreen trees in the background make me smile, as does the reflection on the frozen lake. They remind me of Bob Ross, so that's probably why.

Comments, critiques, scanner tips all welcome
___________________________________________________
Image copyright Ashley Mutek.
Derwent Graphic pencils on Bristol board (8" x 10").
January 12, 2012.