How to Draw a Fox

ପଦକ୍ଷେପ କ୍ରମେ

1. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 1

   ବଳଦ ମୁଣ୍ଡର ବଡ଼ ବୃତ୍ତରେ ଅଟକିଯାଅ ।

   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.

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

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ It should fill most of your page, with a margin all round.

2. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 2

   ଦୁଇଟି କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ରେଖାକୁ ଆହୁରି ଆହୁରି ଯୋଗକରନ୍ତୁ ।

   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.

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

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ They should cross at the middle of the shape you just drew.

3. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 3

   ମୁଜୁଲକୁ ଗୋଟିଏ ଲମ୍ବା ସରୁ ୱିଙ୍ଗ ଭାବରେ ଆଙ୍କନ୍ତୁ।

   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.

   ସଜାଗ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ A short, wide muzzle, which reads as a puppy.

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ The muzzle should be about half the head's width in length.

4. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 4

   ପ୍ରଥମ କାନରେ ଅଙ୍କନ କରନ୍ତୁ: ଗୋଟିଏ ଉଚ୍ଚ ତ୍ରିଭୁଜ, ବାହାରକୁ ମୁହାଁଇଥିବା।

   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.

   ସଜାଗ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ Making the ears too small and too upright.

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ The ear should be about half the height of the head circle.

5. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 5

   ପ୍ରଥମଟି ସହିତ ମେଳ ଖାଉଥିବାରୁ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ କାନରେ ଅଙ୍କନ କରନ୍ତୁ।

   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.

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

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ Both should sit the same distance from the centre line.

6. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 6

   ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକଟି ଭିତରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଛୋଟ ତ୍ରିଭୁଜ ଭାବରେ ଆଭ୍ୟନ୍ତରୀଣ କାନରେ ଯୋଗ କରନ୍ତୁ ।

   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.

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

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ There should be a visible margin all round each inner triangle.

7. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 7

   ଆପେକ୍ଷିକ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ରେଖା ଉପରେ ଆଖିଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ରଖନ୍ତୁ।

   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.

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

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ You should be able to fit one more eye between the two.

8. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 8

   ମୁଣ୍ଡର ଉପରଭାଗରେ ନାକକୁ ଯୋଗକରନ୍ତୁ ଏବଂ ମୁହଁକୁ ଫେରିଯିବା ପାଇଁ ଗୋଟିଏ ରେଖା ଲଗାନ୍ତୁ ।

   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.

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

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ The nose should be small relative to the muzzle.

9. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 9

   ଶରୀରକୁ ମଥା ତଳକୁ ଗୋଲାକାର ତ୍ରିଭୁଜ ଭାବରେ ଆଙ୍କନ୍ତୁ।

   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.

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

   ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ The body outline should pass behind the head.

10. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 10

    ଶେଷଭାଗକୁ ଗୋଟିଏ ଲମ୍ବା ଓ ଘନ ବ୍ଯସ୍ତ ଭାବରେ ଆଙ୍କନ୍ତୁ, ଆପଣ ଆଶା କରିଥିବାଠାରୁ ବଡ଼।

    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.

    ସଜାଗ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ A thin tail, which loses the whole silhouette.

    ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ The tail should be at least a third as thick as the body is wide.

11. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 11

    ଧଳା ପେନ୍ଥ ଏବଂ ଧଳା ପଛପଟକୁ ଚିହ୍ନଟ କରନ୍ତୁ ।

    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.

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

    ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ You should have two clearly reserved light shapes.

12. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 12

    କାନରେ ଛିଣ୍ଡାଇଥିବା ଲୁହ, ପାଦ ଏବଂ ମୁହଁର ଛିଣ୍ଡାଇଥିବା ଲୁହକୁ ଅନ୍ଧକାରରେ ଛାୟା ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ ।

    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.

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

    ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ The ear tips should be clearly the darkest part of the drawing.

13. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 13

    କିଛି ଲୁଗାପଟା ଓ ପେଟ ଉପରେ ଲୁଗାପଟାର ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ଦେଇ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ ।

    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.

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

    ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ Step back. You should still read the big shape first, detail second.

14. ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ 14

    ଆପଣ ରଖିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଥିବା ରେଖାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଉପରେ ଯାଆନ୍ତୁ, ଏବଂ ପଥପ୍ରଦର୍ଶକଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ହରାଇଦିଅନ୍ତୁ ।

    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.

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

    ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରନ୍ତୁ The outline should be clearly darker than the smallest details.