Lifelike Animals

DRAWING ACCURATELY

Accuracy is essential to drawing lifelike animals. If you are drawing in a more impressionistic manner, clinical accuracy is not as important—but your drawing must still retain a degree of reality to convince the viewer that your drawing is believable. Below are three different methods you can use to render the profile of a lioness with believable accuracy.

Drawing Freehand

Freehand drawing is a skill that every artist needs to develop and practice, as it helps you observe and understand the form and structure of your subject. The more you practice, the better you will become. I always start my free-hand work by observing and then breaking down the subject into simple shapes and measurement guidelines.

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