Animalism is an independent genre of painting and drawing, no less complex and interesting than other genres, and many artists, both beginners and experienced, often dream of learning how to draw pets, transferring on paper not only their external form, but also their internal emotional content … If you want to learn how to draw animals, you first need to learn the technique of drawing in this style, as well as animal anatomy, which is significantly different from human anatomy.
Instructions
Step 1
Purchase animal painting books that detail and professionally describe animal drawing techniques, starting from the ground up. Also, if you do not have this opportunity, you can find such books on the Internet and download them in electronic form. Reading books written by professional artists will help you master the basics. You will be able to observe the author's drawings and at the same time read his comments to the picture, where the author explains how and why he did this or that action and how he achieved some visual effects in his drawings.
Step 2
In drawing, not only talent is important, but also diligence, without which you cannot learn how to create realistic images. Train and practice as often as possible without being intimidated by bad drawings and sketches. Take every opportunity to sketch a new drawing and therefore always have a pencil, eraser and a blank notebook or sketchbook on hand. Draw animals as often as possible and your technique will start to improve over time.
Step 3
Practice drawing animals from life - because of their extreme mobility, drawing them is more difficult than any other object, and you need to learn this by conveying the outlines of animals in motion from different angles.
Step 4
Try drawing animals in the zoo, first by tracking those animals that often sleep and rest, and only then move on to active individuals, which are more difficult to draw than calm ones.
Step 5
Draw animals, starting with general lines and contours - first make a sketch and only then start drawing the little things. You can also draw pictures of animals - at first it will be useful for your training.
Step 6
Study the anatomy of animals - find out what is the structure of their skeleton, what their muscle corset looks like, what determines the relief of the body of certain individuals. Learn to consider the skeleton and muscles of the animal so that later its image is reliable and correct in proportions.
Step 7
Memorize the meanings and names of the joints of animals in order to correctly draw their limbs, and also study the correct position of the spine and neck so that the head of the animal is in the correct position in the drawing. Train on rough sketches, keeping these rules in mind and improve your skills.
