{"id":3707,"date":"2015-11-09T14:54:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T14:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?page_id=3707"},"modified":"2023-11-11T03:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T03:00:11","slug":"draw-a-horse-part-two","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-horse-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Draw A Horse Part Two – First Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lips to Nostril Tops<\/h3>\n

\"HowHis dark face details range from a 5 value to an 8 value. Darken the lip edges to their true value with a brush or stump tip. (Remember, you will always be adjusting your values as you work so don’t feel bad if you have to do it several times during the drawing.) Darken the details under his nostrils in a more detailed way using a 4h or 5h lead. If you lose the highlights along the bottom edge of his nostrils, just erase them back out. Use a brush and a little ground graphite to darken the area between his nostrils.<\/p>\n

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Blaze and Cheeks<\/h3>\n

\"HowDarken the line inside his blaze along the left side. This line has a lot of hair texture in it so you can leave your fill a little rough. This broken line continues almost to the level of his eyes. Use a hard lead like a 7h to make the little shapes that make up this line.<\/p>\n

Darken the right cheek up to his right eye using a 4h or 5h lead.<\/p>\n

Darken his left cheek using the darkened detail lines as your guidelines.<\/p>\n

Using 4h or 5h lead, start to darken the detail under his eyes. Be very careful to follow the detail lines.<\/p>\n

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Eyes and Eyelids<\/h3>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Using a very sharp 2b, carefully outline the eyes. Use a sharp 4b to fill in the rest of the eye.<\/p>\n

His eyelid creases are very dark. Use a 4h and a 2h to carefully darken the creases. His eyelids are a little complicated and there are creases on both top and bottom lids. Use your detail lines to help place them correctly.<\/p>\n

Here are some hints for handling areas with small details like eyelids:<\/p>\n