print sketch critique

Print Sketch Critique

1. Why is texture so important to have in your sketches?

Texture makes the sketch more realistic and the animal looks more like itself if there are a lot of shading and detailed lines. There are plenty of details within an animal that have to be drawn according to how it looks. The texure of the animal is of different shades and my turtle had a lot of scales on his back and fins so I had to use texture to draw them accordently.

2. Why is it neccessary for you to have several references of each animal and each background? Explain.

If there are more pictures of the animal and the surroundings in which they live,then it is easier to base my drawings off of the picture. From the pictures, I could tell how to draw the animal, where to draw it, how big to draw it, and what to draw around it.
Also, I know where and shade and the texture i put in the animal.

3. When you look at your sketches are you able to see which sketch is the strongest and will make the best print? How do you know this? 

Yes, this pictue was my favorite and seemed to be the best because there was more detail in the picture.It will make the best print because the turtle has a lot of detail in it and the scales will make a nice print if the background is a vibrant color. This was also my most done picture with the full enviornment in which it lives.