Elephant drawing reference

Konsta Punkka is a Finnish wildlife photographer known for his incredible close-up photos of animals in their natural environments. His pictures capture the unique personalities and expressions of animals like foxes, squirrels, and birds, making viewers feel as if they are right there with them.

I'm learning to draw elephants, so I found a bunch of pictures online and drew from them. Can you guess what my 4th year film will be about?

The first time I tried to draw an elephant, my drawing looked like a big grey blob with ears. I was frustrated because I couldn't get the shape right or figure out how to draw the trunk. But I didn't give up. Instead, I looked for simpler ways to break down the drawing into more manageable parts. I learned to start with basic shapes and slowly add details, like the ears and trunk. I realized that observing real elephants and other drawings helped me understand their form better. I practiced…

Great schools are made up of great teachers, and one of them is Gary Geraths , who teaches animal drawing at Otis College of Art and Desig...

cute little elephant sketches for practice

Here are just a few animal sketches in brush pen, that didn't make it to the final selection of drawings I made to help promote the 2011 Disney film "African Cats". These sketches were not made from real life. Instead I drew these poses looking at a TV monitor showing a very low res version of the film. I believe any artist studying wildlife needs to include film footage as a resource. You just don't always get interesting animal behavior from looking at a sleeping lion at the zoo. Don't get…

In the warming Arctic of the near future, a mother polar bear and her two cubs struggle to survive. An all-ages comic. Updates Mondays.

My pencil drawn elephant print! Available to buy on my Etsy Store! The original (A3) is also still available!