Australian How To Paint

Drawing Elephants

MATERIALS

• Fabriano paper 250gsm.
• Derwent graphite pencils in soft and hard ranges (4B, 2B, HB, H, 2H).
• Staedtler mechanical pencils 0.3, 0.5 and 0.9 width; with HB and 2B leads.
• Tortillon stumps.
• Colour blender.
• Blu Tack.
• Masonite board.
• Bulldog clips.
• Blank A4 paper.
• Tracing paper.

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STEP ONE

I chose several different reference photographs of elephants

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