WILD ANIMALS
ELEPHANT
Elephants are a new drawing experience for me. Study them closely before trying to draw them. Have you ever noticed their back legs bend just like a human’s?
Begin this elephant by drawing the oval in step A and then building upon it. In step B, use the oval as a guide for blocking in the main animal parts. To create the illusion of a thick hide, lightly sketch guidelines where the skin folds will be. As you begin to shade, press harder on your pencil for deeper folds, and lighter for shallow folds. The strokes on the elephant are rather dark and abrupt in order to produce the appearance of a rough-textured exterior.
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