. Drawing for beginners . en four fishes you might adda swirl of water, and some reeds. Then you will have com-pleted a little picture. Observe real ponds and reeds at your next opportunity,and if a fish darts before your eyes you will see that his finsand tail agitate the water. By observing and remembering—we cannot always havea pencil in our hand—we build up pictures in our minds. Teddy Bear might next pose as a model. He has a rounded head and a pointed snout. These wesketch very roughly—something like the shape of a pear. He has a round, fat, pillow-shaped body, to which areattached his f
. Drawing for beginners . en four fishes you might adda swirl of water, and some reeds. Then you will have com-pleted a little picture. Observe real ponds and reeds at your next opportunity,and if a fish darts before your eyes you will see that his finsand tail agitate the water. By observing and remembering—we cannot always havea pencil in our hand—we build up pictures in our minds. Teddy Bear might next pose as a model. He has a rounded head and a pointed snout. These wesketch very roughly—something like the shape of a pear. He has a round, fat, pillow-shaped body, to which areattached his fat little thighs, the backward-sloping hind-legs,and his small but solid feet thrust sturdily forward. To the topof his head we must add his large, soft, round ears. The frontpart of his forehead curves in a decided kink, and his queerlittle snout soars upward. His nose is black and shiny, andthe noses of bears are three-corner shape, wide at the top, curl-ing round the nostrils and narrowing to the upper lip. The32. Fig. 5. Various Toys 32 Drawing our Toys lower jaw of Teddy Bear is small and retreating, and his mouthcurves upward in a pleased little smile. His upper arms are very thick, and they scoop downwardand outward and end in rounded paws. Teddy Bear mightcarry our study further. In all probability he will wear acoat or tunic. Then draw the little garment carefully. Drawthe folds under the arms, and the belt round the waist, and thepattern about the edge of it. Teddy Bear is different from the wooden creatures of theark or the velveteen of Bunny Rabbit. He has a furry coat. Try to indicate with several strokes of the pencil the furryshadows in his ears, behind his ears, in the bend of his armsand legs, and the shaggy little fringe of his paws and hind-legs. Draw the furry lines lightly. His coat is of a soft some of the thick curls with their queer little twists,and the shadows on the curve of the ragged edges. His eye is dark and bright. It has a s
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