ere eriBIRDS DEL. CITY LIBRARP 4509 SOUTHEAST FIFTERNTH EL CITY, OKLAHOMA aS Lee Hammond METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEW "SERVING OKLAHOMA COUNTY" wea k.comAcknowledgments F sore time I begin the manuscript for Thank you Greg Albert for always sew book, 1am amazed by how lending an ear toa complaint or an cocky Fam. I remember what seems idea—but most ofa fr always hay- ke yesterday, saying to myself, ing faith in me, Thanks to Michael Someday Tsure would like to have a Benger for his wonderful editing and ool published.” That dream obvi- patience coasly came teve in a big way, with, ‘Albo, I would like to thank my this book being number ewelve. It wonderful students, who sometimes reminds me of how much Lappre- goon the back burner in order for ciate the endless opportunity that me to meet a deadline. North Light Books has provided me. And, most of all, a huge thanks to Twill never take this opportunity for my family, who has somehow man- granted. aged to survive it all. Hove you! ‘rawing in Colors Bids Copstighr © 2001 by Le Hammond ‘Manufectusd in Chia, ll righ reseed. No part ofthis book may be ‘eroded any for oh an eletonic or mechanical mans ning Information sorage snd eri tens without persion in om the publishes excope ba reviewer: who may quote Wiel pusages 1 evo. Published by North Light Books, an amprint of FSW. Publications fn, 1507 Dons Asc, Cincinnati, Ohi 45207, 800) 289-0963, Fins ition oer ine Now igh Books are aaa fram your sl bute, a p> ssc dir ra the pols [A.special note: Many of the pie- tures taken for this book were shot at the Carolina Raptor Center, in rloxte, North Carolina, | want to thank everyone there for being so helpful. Ie was a special treat spend ing he day with you. Cones toch enters 4. Cente Sashes so oF a2 oF sasan EE CONUIRSION CHART nay of Ging Cai ion Da ro ee Sonn te Sitios Same roa Gg tet ven ae IAN FT 8 pepe ee bisa Gl pn dg Th TH Sei Sm NOW. 2001 “a 6-2 2001050902 ore Michel Bosc Praacion ed: Bt Frzusn Pradacton cori: Mak Grin 5 Mees Sa. Feet se Meters Sa. Yards Kiograns ound One‘This book is fondly dedicated to two of my closest friends like to say a resounding thank you to Laura Tiedt And I would als like to thank Lanny Arnett for all of his ving loyalty and friendship over the last decade. help. He has taken classes from me longer than anyone for her, my life would not be nearly as meaningful _else—almost twenty years—and has been my right «now. Through her kind words and huge heart, she hand-man through it all. With his constant support and P hat true friendship is all about. unshakable confidence in me, my career has been able to flourish. Thank you for always being there, to pick up where [eave offAbout the Author Polly “Lee” Hammond isan illustrator and ar instructor from the Kansas City area. She owns and operates the ‘Midwest School of Illustration and Fine Art, lnc, where she teaches real- istic drawing and painting. In the year 2001, the name of her business will change to Take it to Art.” She was raised and educated in Lincoln, Nebraska, and buile her career in illustration and reaching in Kansas City. Although she has lived all over the country, she will always consider Kansas City home. Lee has been an author with North Light Books since 1994, She also writes and illustrates articles for other publications, such as Artist's Magazine. Lee is continuing to develop new artinstruction books for North Light, and is expanding her caret into children’s books, which she will also illustrate. Fine art and limired edition prints of her work will soon. be offered. Lee resides in Overland Park, Kansas, along with her family. Note: You may contact Lee via e-mail at [email protected] or visit her Web site at hinps/LeeHammond.com © Take itto Are isa registered trademark for Lee Hammond,Table of Contents voduetion 7 CHAPTER ONE You Can Do It! s CHAPTER TWO Getting Started CHAPTER THREE The Different “Looks” of Colored Pencils CHAPTER FOUR Technique 2» Graphing 2s Beaks, Feet & Feathers 5; CHAPTER SEVEN Verithin Pencils. CHAPTER EIGHT Prismacolor Pencils CHAPTER NINE Prismacolor Pencils on Suede & Velour CHAPTER TEN Blending With Studio Pencils «x CHAPTER ELEVEN ‘Watercolor Pencils Conclusion 78 Indes 80Foreword Sildhood, {have had a fascina- ‘po wath colorful things. Ie was surely due co the aspiring artist within, beg- ‘ng to be set free. I remember my first nue artistic desire being motivated by » episode of Captain Kangaroo, savola Crayons sponsored that show, and The Captain was holding » very realistic drawings done with “bem, My eyes opened wide when I ss one particular drawing, Ie was a ‘sinbow trout, with all ofits vibrant hues. It looked just like a photo- ‘graph. I couldn't believe it was drawn with crayons, and it created a burning desire to earn. I prom- ised myself on that very day, at the tipe age of five, that someday 1 ‘wold daw like chat! Well, that day has come, and I ‘couldn't be happier or more ful- filled. Iewas an answer to my prayers. But it was also the result of a lt of hard work. As I drew the illustations for this book, I was once again filled with the childlike joy of producing such magnificent colors. Lam sure that you will enjoy the same type of feeling as you learn to draw birds Like me, you will need a lot of prac- tice and dedication to achieve the realistic work that you are seeking, 1 ama testimonial to what can happen if you work hard. I didn’t have much ‘guidance, and taught myself these techniques. Allow me to guide you, and you will be drawing greatlook- ing birds in no time.Introduction the wonderful world of inds, Few subject matters in will offer you such a wide aay of colors, shapes and sizes. of books have been writen beat these magnificent creatures, Fhe are thousands of varieties of Sind from which you can choose 10 mx They hold for us an endless iy tor creating masterpieces ‘Colored pencil is a wonderful tool csatility to create all of the oj rextures $0 realistically ide you to some of the al drawings you'll ever Wae'l notice that there are quite a = inthis book. That is eee my birth name is Polly. (1 Gere cto Lee due to the wise- Sets Sowing up! You guessed it— Pie wean a cracker?”) Eee though | didn't enjoy the Sete ech, I've had a fondness for Gees al of my life. [hope you will $e ooking at chem as much ast Beer deowing them,You Can Do It! eryone has doubts about their Ic is imperative that you learn to shapes is the first step to drawing coative abilities at fist. Trying some- see the “shapes” of what you are realistic bids. hing new is never easy. You have drawing, The shapes of a bird are ‘As children, even at an early age, surchased this book because you like very recognizable. We usually think we begin to capture our world with : irds and have a desire to draw them — of birds as being perched on a limb, _ pictures, We can all remember hav- fr istcally. That is exactly what it o€ soning in fight, wings out ing crayons in hand deavcing what ill teach you to do, stretched. Seeing these obvious ‘was most familiar, Certain subjects This book is not a “bird book” in true sense ofthe phrase Iewill ot describe the various species and re they can be found, Iewill not : you their particular diets, mating ituals or the origins of the species. xy field guide can tell you that ; This book is designed to make you ole at birds in a different way. An cst mus see things differently: You must disassociate with much of what our subject “is and see it for “what soks like.” This is the process for ao sunouerres awing everything, not just birds. Thetwo sihovetes hve show the ebvious {am fortunate in the respect chat cuahesorbeniwidie ot mated m not only an artist but also a pho- perched on a limb. ' grapher, The photos in this book my own, Having this skill allows to first caprure on film the subject Lintend to draw, For those of you who do not exeel in photography, 1 recommend practicing drawing from agazine photos. There are many \eresting ones available. There is also an excellent book ailable from North Light, called Aytist’s Photo Reference: Birds, Bart Rulon, that is a wonderful source of drawing material