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| 'Jumbo Family' - Asian Elephants - Fine Art Pencil Drawings www.drawntonature.co.uk, originally uploaded by kjhayler. |
You know, for beginners, Pencil drawing and artistic
shading is the first lesson in the art of painting on one hand, and on
another, it is the primary work for a big artwork like oil colour or
a watercolour painting. Let us try our hand at drawing an Elephant.
The Technique: First of all look at the sample of an elephant drawing given here. In
this drawing of the elephants, the artist has put up the best efforts. He did
exact line drawing and excellent use of pencils of different grades. Materials
do matter. Pencils, erasers, and a bunch of drawing papers. We can shop for
such fine tip pencils from any art dealer nearby. It would come with labels
like H1, H2, H3 and onwards... and B1, B2 and like that. The H stands for
hardness and B for softness. Note it down, please. It would be helpful.
Generally, an artist would use pencils ranging from B3 to H2. Soft to hard.
Some experienced artists do beautiful drawings with coloured pencils, too. They
execute excellent drawings. If the materials like pens, pencils, papers, and
erasers are from a reliable art supplier, they would never fail in giving a good
output.
However, when we look at some of the pencil drawings, we feel that pencil
art is also a branch of art itself. Look at the pencil drawing of 'mother and
son elephants' given here. It is one of the loveliest illustrations of pencil
shadings I have recently seen. You can see the masterly done
shading work here in this elephant drawing. It has enhanced the value of
drawing. The expressions of mother and son elephants are depicted so nicely
that everything looks natural.
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| Drawing of Elephant in Progress -by Pbradyart |
How to Draw an Elephant with Pen and Ink Artists use different mediums for re-creating
the images he or she likes to draw. Pen and ink are some of the most modern and
widely used tools.
Students use pen and ink in drawing schools and the artists, too, use ink in the drawing. Look at this drawing in progress.
We can see a phenomenal use of pen and ink by the artist Paul Brady. Look at the
delicacy of his putting the points on the paper. This drawing is done in the
style of drawing and painting known as 'Pointillism'.
Such nice work can be put on paper by
artistically varying the degree of the pressure of the pencil. In this
artwork done by pencil, the entire space of the body of both the elephants
given above is shaded with artistic prowess. In addition to that due care has
been taken to depict the presence of light that is falling from the backs of
both lovely elephants.
In this artwork, the line drawing is also
masterly executed. Such precise pencil artwork can be done only by an artist
having ample experience. A work like this would require the utmost care and
precision by an artist.
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| Drawing of Elephant -by Pbradyart |
This is the final drawing. We can see how much artistic care and
precision have been taken. This drawing can be an example for students who
want to learn to draw with an ink pen. Drawing under the guidance of a trained
teacher, or attending a drawing class for one full week would be of much help.
The different shades of ink have made this piece of art so wonderful. It
can be done by varying pressure on the pen. Look at the blank spaces. These
blank areas are put in with a purpose. The space left blank plays a vital tool in
pointillism. A student of art can surely learn this technique. For this,
he or she should be giving committed time and the fullest attention while doing
the work. The drawing of animals like horses and elephants is really a pleasant
art.
Symbolic Meaning of Elephant in Art: Do you know why we love elephants? There are
historical reasons. Since the primitive age, the elephant has played an
important role in our life and development. It has generated symbolic
meaning for the elephant. In art and literature, too, the elephant is shown as
a symbol of power and nobility. The unmatched strength and huge utility of
the elephant have made it a symbol of strength and development.
