Tham khảo tài liệu 'the art animal drawing - mood and feeling', văn hoá - nghệ thuật, điêu khắc - hội họa phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | MOOD AND FEELING Every artist is an actor in that he conveys to the observer the mood or attitude of his animal characters and must feel the situation before he can put it down on paper. If the mood is a tense one such as that of the deer group then you strive for a taut tense mood in your characters. At such a lime animals drop lower on their hindquarters prepared for a quick departure if the situation warrants. The ears and tail are perked up. The whites of the eyes ore seldom visible in animals except when they are extremely tense dnd frightened. In the deer sketch the stretched necks also help to convey tension. In a very tired pose like that of the horse the effect requires as much droop as possible. Animals shift their weight from leg to leg when tired. Their heads hang low. Keeping the withers high accents that effect. To convey excitement flaring the manes of the horses was helpful. The nostrils are wide ears back and the whites of the eyes visible. The neck muscles are taut. The best way to stage the cowering pose for the dogs seemed to be to keep the heads low with their attention drown up. The rear quarters ore dropped and the tails are between the legs. The lions below express a mood of lazy contentment. Like their domestic cousins lions lazily swish their tails in relaxed moods such as thèse. The head of the farther animal resting on the other cat s back gives the scene a quiet peace. Whatever the mood see it mentally before you start to work. It may be necessary to sketch several rough poses before you find one which you feel is satisfactory. The following are good test questions to ask yourself Wil this pose convey the meaning in silhouette2 Is my staging clear How can I make this pose stronger .
