You can make fur with a single stroke, or scribbles that look like Ws.
You can make single lines, and then add more on top.
Choose your colors:
With crayons, sometimes you don’t have a lot of colors. So I chose a gray, black and one accent color. Before I start to color, I use a scrap piece of paper and scribble the colors out; this way I see what they all look like together. I picked some stinky matches here. The reds aren't working for me. I think I’ll use the grey, tan and black. I also like to see how many shades of gray I can get. I can do this by starting with light strokes, and either adding more layers of the fur lines, or by pressing harder (but not too hard!)
Practice making the strokes on a scrap piece of paper; you can start at the top and pull down, or start where you want to end and go up. The line gets thinner at the end of your stroke. Either way. YOU ARE THE ARTIST. SAY IT OUT LOUD, “I AM THE ARTIST. That means you choose.
I color in all the light areas first. This is usually the under belly, neck and insides of the legs.
Next, I go a little darker and spread out from where I put the lighter shade. When in doubt, always add more light colors, because you can always go back and darken them up.
I wanted black on the darkest part of my wolf (but hey, I could have done purple too!). I detail the areas I think would be the darkest.
In the final step, I add touches of the accent color, and a little bit of that tan in certain areas. Can you see where I went back and added more color?& Don’t be afraid to add more, or even scratch away some. And don’t be afraid to try colors; why not a purple wolf?
