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Domestika

Realistic Wildlife Images in Graphite Pencil

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Overview

Unlock your artistic potential and create wildlife images using graphite pencil. Learn how to draw a horse using techniques that can be applied to any animal.
  • Introduction
  • Understanding Tools and Techniques
  • Using an Image to Block in Shapes
  • Techniques to Refine Your Work
  • Taking Your Work to the Next Level
  • Final project
Capture the essence of wildlife with realistic graphite drawings in this online course. Join artist Cole McNair as he shares his expertise in depicting animals through detailed linework, shading, and blending techniques. Throughout the course, you'll explore texture, value, and form to create stunning illustrations that bring the animal kingdom to life.

You'll start by learning about the materials needed and how to build values, tones, and texture. Cole will guide you through the process of drawing different kinds of fur and help you choose the main subject for your composition. You'll explore accurate proportions, blocking in base shapes, and refining every detail to create realistic drawings.

Discover Cole's creative process and techniques for adding depth, dimension, and realism to your artwork. He'll also show you how to incorporate backgrounds and introduce pops of color to your black and white drawings. By the end of this course, you'll have the skills and confidence to create your own wildlife illustrations with graphite, using just a pencil and paper.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • The Materials
  • Different Ways of Creating Texture
  • How to Create Different Animal Fur 1
  • How to Create Different Animal Fur 2
  • How to Choose Imagery
  • Sketching Your Work to Accurate Proportions
  • How to Block in Base Shapes
  • Refining the Detail on the Head of the Horse
  • Refining the Detail on the Body of the Horse
  • Final Touches
  • Adding a Background
  • Matting and Framing for Presentation of the Work
  • How to Add Fun Pops of Color for Black-and-White Art
  • Realistic Wildlife Images in Colored Pencil

Taught by

Cole McNair

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