#Elephant sketch how to#
You did it! If you want to learn more about elephants, for example how to draw the Asian elephant, check out my detailed tutorial below: If you want, you can shade the elephant with simple cross-hatching.
#Elephant sketch skin#
Outline the body, drawing big wrinkles here and there to show how thick the skin is.Īdd more wrinkles all over the body to create a texture of the skin. African elephants have four nails on the front feet and three on their back feet, but they're not all seen in this view. If you're drawing traditionally, use a darker tool for them, or put a new sheet of paper on top.ĭraw the little dark eye and the wrinkles around it.Īdd the toenails. Outline the legs, going around the defining shapes.Ĥ. They can cover the shoulder.ĭraw ovals inside ovals to create the basic sketch of the eye.ĭraw the width of the trunk all along its length, and then outline it. Draw circles above the feet, in the place of wrists and ankles.ĭraw big muscle masses in the forearms and thighs.ĭraw two mirrored '9's for the ears. We have the basic skeleton, so now it's time to add some body to it. Elephants have very straight legs, and they walk on their fingertips.ĭraw a cross on the face, keeping in mind that it's seen in perspective.ĭraw the cheekbone and the base of the ear.ĭraw the direction and length of the trunk.ĭraw the direction and length of the tail. Sketch the actual anatomy of the legs the joints and the direction of the bones. How to Draw a Simplified Skeleton of an Elephant Step 1ĭraw the width of the feet on the ground. Sketch the position of the legs without paying too much attention to their anatomy.Ģ. It should be about the "shoulder" length long. Place two slanting lines on the shoulders and the hips.ĭraw the ground.
It doesn't need to be perfect.Īttach a vertical oval to it, slightly higher. You'll learn how to plan the pose, how to achieve the correct proportions, and how to add all the body parts and their details. In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a realistic African elephant step by step from scratch.
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