How to draw an elephant
Learn how to draw a big elephant of your very own.
You will need:
- Colored pencils or crayons
- Ruler (suggested)
Jeff's Tips & Ideas : Use lightly sketched pencil lines first for the structure. After, use a pen to draw in the final lines. When you're finished, erase the underlying pencil lines to reveal your drawing. Then - color it!
Let's start! Follow step by step our easy indications below !
Draw a simple framework, composed of basic shapes. Be sure to keep your penciled lines nice and light. Later, you can go over your structure with a dark, permanent pen or marker. The penciled lines will easily erase with a kneaded eraser when you're finished. The centerline down the middle will be helpful in keeping things balanced and symmetrical as you progress.
Add additional features to your framework - the ears, the trunk, etc.
Draw the trunk.
Now add the eyes in behind, along with the mouth.
Keep going with the head...
Now draw the front legs.
Use the structure to help you draw the upper body - connecting the head.
Draw the lower legs.
Big elephant ears!
And here's what the final drawing looks like...
And finally - the colored version! What color is yours?
Here is a drawing of an elephant made by Jeff Scarterfield ! For more lessons by Jeff, check out his website at How-to-Draw-Cartoons-Online.com.
Happy Drawing! :-)