Before I became a travel painter, I wrote and illustrated my own children’s picture books. To practice drawing the animal characters in my books, I used plastic animals as models. This was before the internet existed and it wasn’t possible to find a google image in 2 seconds.
I have a suitcase filled with animals and others to draw from.
My suitcase of animals and others
Drawing animals is fun! I am going to teach you how by choosing a different animal for each lesson and showing you step by step what to do.
Our first lesson will be drawing a giraffe.
The giraffe is modeling for us on my desk.
Here is a sketch I did in pencil first, then I went over the lines with a thin tipped Faber Castell Pitt pen.
You can see the pencil construction lines under the ink. The construction lines are the first step to building your giraffe.
Soon, I am going to show you the steps you need to take to draw a giraffe. Grab paper, a pencil and a good eraser (not one that will smudge your lines or leave dark marks after erasing). I’ll post the steps soon plus a video on my Youtube channel later today. Happy drawing! Be sure to remember not to judge your drawing, just enjoy practicing and your work will get better with practice!