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Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next I added the hook and the shape of the shadow the ornament was casting. To help myself draw those lines in their right positions, I didn’t draw them, I drew the negative spaces between them and the ornament. For instance, while drawing the hook I paid more attention to capturing the shape between it and the ornament than to the hook itself.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then I drew in the shapes of the largest and most clearly defined shadows and highlights. I saw three major shapes on the ornament and two on its cap. Each of these areas had many more reflections, shadows and highlights within them but I looked for and drew the largest and most obvious.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ornament Step Four<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next I hatched in each area of the ornament and its shadow. I made the hatching in each area a value that was between the darkest and lightest values I could see there.<\/p>\n

I’ll post the last two steps tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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