How to Draw a Fox

चरणद्वारा चरण

1. चरण 1

   यो पत्रिकाको प्रकाशक कमलपोखरीको पाटी हो।

   Everything else gets measured against this, so draw it in one motion rather than in short careful passes. A slightly lopsided shape drawn confidently is more use than a perfect one built out of twelve nervous strokes, because you can correct a shape and you cannot un-see a hesitant line.

   हेर्नुहोस् Drawing it small to leave room for detail. The big shape is most of the drawing - use the space.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् It should fill most of your page, with a margin all round.

2. चरण 2

   दुई केन्द्र रेखाहरू थप्नुहोस्, हल्का रूपमा ।

   These are the rulers for everything that follows. Without them the two halves of the fox drift apart by a few millimetres at a time and you do not notice until it is finished and subtly wrong. Press lightly - they come off at the end.

   हेर्नुहोस् Skipping them because it looks symmetrical already. It will not be by the time you are done.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् They should cross at the middle of the shape you just drew.

3. चरण 3

   लामो साँघुरो कुञ्जी जस्तै मुख कोर्नुहोस् ।

   This is the shape that says fox rather than dog. It comes off the lower half of the circle and it is longer and thinner than feels right - compare its length to the head circle rather than guessing, and it should be about half as long as the head is wide.

   हेर्नुहोस् A short, wide muzzle, which reads as a puppy.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् The muzzle should be about half the head's width in length.

4. चरण 4

   पहिलो कान कोर्नुहोस्: लामो त्रिकोण, बाहिर तिर झुकिएको ।

   Fox ears are big - roughly as tall as half the head circle - and the outer edge curves in slightly rather than running dead straight. Set the angle deliberately, because the two ears must agree.

   हेर्नुहोस् Making the ears too small and too upright.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् The ear should be about half the height of the head circle.

5. चरण 5

   पहिलोसँग मिलाउन दोस्रो कान कोर्नुहोस् ।

   Compare it to the one you just drew rather than to your idea of a ear: same size, same angle, same distance from the centre. This is the comparison habit that fixes proportion everywhere, and a pair is the easiest place to practise it because the error is obvious once you look for it.

   हेर्नुहोस् Making the second ear smaller - it usually happens because your hand is more cramped on that side.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् Both should sit the same distance from the centre line.

6. चरण 6

   प्रत्येक भित्र एक सानो त्रिकोण रूपमा आन्तरिक कान थप्नुहोस्।

   Set in from the edges and slightly lower than the outer point. This is where the dark goes later, and it is what makes an ear read as a cup rather than as a flat shape stuck to the head.

   हेर्नुहोस् Inner triangles that touch the outer edges, which flattens the ear.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् There should be a visible margin all round each inner triangle.

7. चरण 7

   तेर्सो केन्द्र रेखामा आँखा राख्नुहोस् ।

   Fox eyes are almond-shaped and angled - the outer corner sits higher than the inner one, which is what gives a fox its sharp expression. Leave a full eye's width between them.

   हेर्नुहोस् Round eyes set level, which looks startled rather than alert.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् You should be able to fit one more eye between the two.

8. चरण 8

   मुजको टुप्पोमा नाक थप्नुहोस् र मुखमा एक लाइन फिर्ता गर्नुहोस्।

   A small rounded triangle, and it points down. The line from the nose back along the muzzle is what separates the top of the snout from the jaw, and without it the muzzle reads as a solid wedge.

   हेर्नुहोस् A large round nose, which pulls the drawing back toward a dog.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् The nose should be small relative to the muzzle.

9. चरण 9

   टाउको तल गोलाकार त्रिकोणको रूपमा शरीर कोर्नुहोस् ।

   A sitting fox is essentially a wide-based triangle with the head on top. Overlap it with the head circle rather than butting them together - the overlap is what makes the head sit in front of the chest.

   हेर्नुहोस् Placing the body directly under the head with no overlap, which reads as two stacked shapes.

   जाँच गर्नुहोस् The body outline should pass behind the head.

10. चरण 10

    तपाईँले अपेक्षा गरेको भन्दा फराकिलो लामो मोटो वक्रको रूपमा टाउको कोर्नुहोस् ।

    This is the shape most people undersize. A fox tail is about as long as the body and roughly a third as thick, and it curls round the base of the body rather than sticking out behind. Draw its outline as two curves, not one.

    हेर्नुहोस् A thin tail, which loses the whole silhouette.

    जाँच गर्नुहोस् The tail should be at least a third as thick as the body is wide.

11. चरण 11

    सेतो छाती र सेतो टाउको टिप चिन्ह।

    These are the two shapes that make a fox recognisable without colour. They are areas you leave alone, not areas you draw - deciding now where the paper stays white is what stops you shading over them in the next step.

    हेर्नुहोस् Shading the whole fox evenly and then trying to erase the white back in.

    जाँच गर्नुहोस् You should have two clearly reserved light shapes.

12. चरण 12

    यसको जरा, पात र पातको जराको जरा

    A fox's dark points are its ear tips, its lower legs and the very tip of its muzzle. Get real contrast between those and the white chest - a fox in a narrow band of grey looks like a stuffed toy.

    हेर्नुहोस् Being timid, so the darks and the whites end up only slightly different.

    जाँच गर्नुहोस् The ear tips should be clearly the darkest part of the drawing.

13. चरण 13

    केही whiskers र छाती मा पाल को एक सुझाव थप्नुहोस्।

    Detail is suggested, never itemised. A handful of marks in the right places lets the eye fill in the rest, and drawing every one flattens the drawing into texture. Put them where they matter and stop early.

    हेर्नुहोस् Adding detail evenly all over, which removes the contrast between busy areas and quiet ones.

    जाँच गर्नुहोस् Step back. You should still read the big shape first, detail second.

14. चरण 14

    तपाईँले राख्न चाहनुभएको रेखाहरू माथि जानुहोस्, र मार्गदर्शकहरू हराउनुहोस् ।

    This is the step that turns a construction drawing into a finished one, and it is the one most people skip. Press harder on the outline and the features; leave the small stuff light. That difference in weight is what makes a drawing look deliberate rather than traced, and it costs thirty seconds.

    हेर्नुहोस् Going over everything at the same weight, which flattens the drawing back out.

    जाँच गर्नुहोस् The outline should be clearly darker than the smallest details.