Posts Tagged ‘Cartoons’

Funny Animal Pictures

Monday, May 24th, 2010

There are various websites that show different kinds of pet behavior and funny pet videos and pictures. The most common animal pictures that can be seen are those of cats, dogs, monkeys and chimps, hamsters, cows, rats and ducks. The animals are usually fashioned up in a funny way or some different kind of an expression is taken of these pets.

Most pictures are also given captions to make them look funnier. Animal pictures usually comprise of cats and monkeys wearing huge sun glasses or holding a ball. There are funny pictures where dogs and cats act as basketballs that jump into the nets and make a goal. There are other pictures which cats are peeping out of a basket or a monkey or a chimp drinking a cola or a juice bottle. In certain pictures animals are also seen reading newspapers or sitting on bench like buddies.

With the latest technology around and the advent of mobile phones, animals are also seen talking on mobile phones or working on laptops! Sometimes they are also made to sit in cars to pretend as if they are driving a car or so. Most animal pictures are based on monkeys doing human actions since the monkey race is considered to be closest to the human race. These make hilarious pictures and these can be captioned in a very interesting way as well.

Funny animal picture are also available in terms of posters which are very famous amongst pet lovers. Pet lovers decorate these posters on their walls and children and teenagers also enjoy a great deal putting these pictures in their rooms. These pictures are widely available on the internet and can be downloaded for free. You can use these pictures as wall papers and make a collection in your computer for yourself as well.

Funny pictures have always been popular and will be popular in future as well. The beauty of these pictures lies in the fact that they are so close to nature and at the same time depict something so hilarious and cute. Funny animal pictures also carry some sort of a message with them which can either be captioned or can be assumed in a well explanatory picture itself.

So, if you have not explored these pictures then do search a few websites and download these pictures to enjoy and entertain yourself since they are widely available on the internet.

Tips on Pencil Portrait Drawing – The Ears

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

There are many different parts to an ear. However, here is where working with a grid can help you enormously. If you work with a small grid, the problem is reduced to that of a puzzle with plenty of hints as to how the pieces fit together.

Here are some guidelines that should make the drawing of ears a cinch:

* Be Forewarned

The ear has many nuanced parts to it. So be prepared to spend some time one drawing the ears of your subject. If you know this, you will not get frustrated. There are many curved surfaces and therefore there will also be many changes in values. There will be cast shadows, reflected light, highlights, halftones, and anything in between. Be patient and spend the time.

Fortunately, on many occasions, you will find that your photograph only shows a small part of the ear and with women the ears often do not show up at all.

* Shapes

Look for interlocking shapes and take note of how they fit into the overall structure of the ear. Never deal with a local shape by itself. Always relate it to the neighborhood so it fits well in the total picture.

* Shine

The ear is made of skin that is oilier than, say, cheek skin. Therefore it will be quite shiny. So, expect quite a few highlights and don’t forget to put them in because they are exactly what will make the ears look natural. Also, because of the many creases and crevices, there will be many small dark cast shadows present.

* Edges

There are many edges to the ear and they need to be studied very carefully. There are soft edges and hard edges. There is also quite a bit of reflected light. The ear is off-set from the skull, so it will often cast a shadow and therefore the edge of the ear will show some reflected light. It is important to include this reflected light because that is what gives the ear a rounded three-dimensional look.

* Placement

There are a few pieces of information you must memorize in relation to the “average” ear. First, the ear does not sit straight up and down along the side of the skull. The ear is angled backwards.

The top of the ear lines up with the base of the eyebrow and the bottom of the ear lines up with the bottom of the nostrils.

The length of the ear is equal to the distance between the bottom of the nostrils and the bottom of the chin.

In a side view, the ear sits halfway between the back of the head and the front of the facial plane.

* Individuality

We just discussed the “average” ear. Of course, each individual will slightly deviate from this average in one or more ways. It is important to notice these deviations. This is what makes the individual likeness.

However, when you have memorized the “average” measurements and locations and have them at the ready, it becomes easier to spot the unique features of each individual.

Some people have wrinkles on their ears. Others have lobes that merge into the jaw line while still others have long dangling lobes. So, look out for these peculiarities because they are present in every pencil portrait subject.

This should do it for the ear guidelines. The main thing with ears is to be patient. The ear is quite challenging and when completely visible takes quite a bit of time and effort to render adequately.