Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs

By Venice Kichura

“Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs” is an article (about 7,000 words) offering tips on how to depict lifelike drawings of animals. Although most of the book deals with drawing dogs, there is also information on how to draw features of other animals. Besides tips on drawing in pencil, the last part of the book deals with using colored pencils. Included at the end are 27 photos of drawings. The article draws from personal advice from the author, as well as presents advice from prominent artists such as Bet Borgeson and Lee Hammond.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Venice Kichura
• Release date: Jan 25, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466150287

Venice Kichura

Venice Kichura is a freelance writer who writes for several websites and has been published in print media. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Venice holds a Bachelor of Science in English and History. She started her writing career as a feature writer for a South Florida newspaper where she also wrote a weekly column. Venice has been published in several print publications, including “Connecticut Parents Magazine", “God Allows U-Turns”, "Pentecostal Evangel","Sonlight Christian Newspaper" and others. She’s written more than 1,000 internet articles which have been published in sites such as Suite 101 and Associated Content. As a writer for Demand Media since 2008, she's written numerous articles for websites such as "Garden Guides" and others. Venice has a passion for encouraging others in their Christian walk and has written book reviews for the Christianity section of About.com.

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Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs

By Venice Kichura

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Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs

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Copyright 2012 Venice Kichura

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Table of Contents

Introduction * Drawing Materials * Basic Drawing Techniques *Making an Accurate Drawing * Choosing a Reference Photo * Drawing Animal Fur * Shading Lines *Drawing Realistic Eyes * Drawing Noses * Ears * Depicting Realistic Paws * Depicting Whiskers * Step-by-Step Drawing of a Corgi * Drawing Animals in Colored Pencil * Differences in Colored Pencils * Erasers * Papers * Sharpeners * Additional Tools * Layering Colors * Applying Pressure * Creating Textures * Step-by-Step Colored Pencil Drawing * Photos * Sources and Links * About the Author

Introduction

Animals are one of the most popular subjects artists use for creating art. These creatures have long been the subject of drawings and paintings with their interesting personalities. Pet owners often immortalize their beloved furry friends by having portraits done in their memory or by drawing them themselves.

Besides drawing your own pets, you can find animals to draw almost everywhere, whether it’s at a zoo, a farm, the countryside or other nature sites. Although many artists draw animals from life, it can be hard because animals rarely are still. There’s also the challenge of changing sunlight and shifting shadows, in addition to inclement weather.

Drawing animals from photographs is just as fun and exciting as drawing them from real life. With a drawing tool as simple as a pencil artists can capture their unique traits by rendering their expressive eyes and other features that make them stand out from other animals. Colored pencils are also a

Reviews for Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs

[Stephen Lopez · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This is not a great reference point to gain knowledge on realism. Honestly the representations of art are not of a quality that merits publishing in an article or book. The animals do not look real in any of the presented examples, rather they are an elementary attempt at art and could hardly be taken serious.