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Drawing Wild Animals

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Description Learn how to draw wild animals with dramatic detail and dynamic depth alongside artist Sharlena Wood. You’ll get step-by-step guidance for depicting three beloved animals in black and white: the elephant, the panda and the leopard. Throughout class, Sharlena will teach you to work with PanPastel and charcoal mediums that make vivid animal portraits easier and faster to draw. Start by blocking in your animal’s main shapes and get tips for drawing them with accurate form and proportion. Move on to rendering value shifts with confidence to create drawings with remarkable dimension. Then, bring your work to life as you find out how to accurately draw animal skin, fur, spots, eyes and more. Discover new techniques and mediums as you draw powerful portraits of these amazing animals.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Realistic Value & Texture
  • The Elephant: Form & Value
  • The Elephant: Texture
  • The Panda: Fur
  • The Panda: Facial Features
  • The Leopard: Value & Features
  • The Leopard: Fur & Final Details

Taught by

Sharlena Wood

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