Naturalistic Animal Drawing with Graphite Pencil

Learn to draw realistic creatures by exploring traditional and contemporary techniques to create detailed pencil sketches

• Introduction
• Looking and Seeing
• From Mark Making to Making a Mark
• Creating the Drawing
• Extras
• Final project

When the love for animals and the art of graphite illustration meet, you get captivating artwork like that of Amy Dover. Her work is a playful interpretation of the natural world, and has been internationally recognized in exhibitions across the globe. She’s created illustrations for clients like Urban Outfitters, and for charitable organizations like World Animal Protection.

In this online course, she takes you on a safari adventure to illustrate a detailed animal portrait with just a humble pencil. Learn an array of drawing techniques to help shade, blend, and texturize realistic detail with a whimsical touch.

• About Me
• Influences
• A Brief Look at Natural History Illustration
• Materials
• Warm-up Exercises
• Light and Shade 1
• Light and Shade 2
• Drawing Textures and Details
• Proportions
• Reference Images and Initial Sketch
• Trace Drawing
• Underdrawing and Blending
• Adding Details and Texture 1
• Adding Details and Texture 2
• Finishing Touches
• Photographing the Final Piece
• Drawing Animals on Location
• Naturalistic Animal Drawing with Graphite Pencil