Lifelike Animals

ANIMAL ANATOMY

To draw an animal in a believable way, you must thoroughly understand its underlying structure. By becoming familiar with the basic skeletal structure of a species, you can gain a better understanding of the form, movement, and posture of that animal. Drawing skeletons also helps you understand how and why a certain feature looks the way it does. The skeletal structure holds the muscles in place, and this affects how the skin and hair flow over the body.

Studying Different Species

Drawing a range of animal structures helps you recognize the subtle differences in shapes among different species. For example, a canine’s head posture is quite different from a feline’s, as you can see in the following examples. Studying each of the ...