Highland Cow

[ElaineH]

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. This drawing reminds me of a trip to Loch Awe in Scotland.

[LindasPencils]

loving all that clumpy hair Elaine!

[Mike Sibley]

I, too, love the clumpy hair... except...

The hair on the rump is as sharply drawn as the hair on its front, yet one is maybe 6 or 7 feet (2.1 m) behind the other. So, I'm suggesting you might try some light blending to soften the more distant edges. And the same applies to the grass, which I like a lot, but the left-hand side doesn't match the right.

The grass recedes rather well on the right, but the left is very sharp, so it appears to be almost vertical. The top of that left-hand area is probably 20 to 30 feet (6-9 m) away so, soften the top half to match the right-hand side and it should recede well.

Obviously, I'm nit-picking, because it's a lovely drawing and you don't necessarily need to look into those points. But they are things you should consider in your next drawing.

[ElaineH]

Thank you, Mike. I am going to make the adjustments you suggest. To be perfectly honest I was getting very fed up with the drawing, possibly rushed a bit too much.

[Mike Sibley]

What I thought might have happened with the grass is that, on the right you had the trees to head to - so that gave you a distance to cover that obviously needed recession. Then on the left you had nothing obvious to aim for

And I know I'm stating the obvious but, rushing is never a good idea. Especially because it can spoil all the work you've put in to a drawing up to that point.

[PogArtTi]

Mike has already mentioned what I noticed at first look...
Not, not first - at a first look I've noticed lovely drawn portrait of hairy cow!
Those trees around, good composition and certainly the beautifully drawn animal...
I must confess I am not a big fan of cows , sheep, pigs or chickens in artworks, but some are very special indeed, so it's yours!
While enjoying looking around your beautifully detailed drawing I spot some imperfections that has been already mentioned by Mike...
I'm struggling myself to understand why we still do some imperfections in our arts, even if we are capable of producing such stunning drawings?
We do understand the rules to follow, we have a necessary skills and knowledge , but sometime we might get just too busy with our drawing?
And it's then, when we slightly off at some places ...
Beautiful and adorable drawing - congratulation!