When a bear walks through the woods.

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

     Texture is so important for our sketches because it brings everything out of the paper. It makes everything look more life-like. If we didn't add texture then everything would look 2D and boring. Adding texture adds just a little bit more and makes the sketch look even better and pop out more.

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

     It is neccessary to have several references of each animal and background because it allows you to take the best assets from each and put them into one. Say one picture has a great view of the head but not the body, then another picture has a good body, but a bad head, and the final picture could be for the texture. And the same goes for the background. What one picute might have and not have, another picture might have what was missing.

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 I can. It all depends on the contrast and how well the sketch looks. If the sketch looks really good but all of the texture looks the same and there is no contrast, then it won't make a good print. But if you have the contrast then it will make a really good print.