Animal Ink Drawings

For this lesson, choose a photograph of the face of an animal with high resolution, it should have some hair on the face. 1. Graph the photograph and enlarge a graph on a piece of paper then using a pencil, draw the animal on your paper. Consider the basic shapes of the animal, correct proportions, and where the lines connect. Be sure to make any changes now, as it will be very difficult to make any changes once the ink is applied. 2. The animals in the sample drawings all have fur, so be sure to show the fur by drawing short or long lines in the same direction the fur is going. 3. When you are satisfied with your drawing, use stippling and hatching/crosshatching with a fine line sharpie or ink pen to create the features of the animal. 4. Erase any stray pencil lines you still see. Remember to sign your artwork