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Drawing Animals: From Anatomy to Rendering

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Overview

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This course teaches you the essentials of drawing animals. There are over 7 hours of high definition, high quality content covering drawing skills, animal anatomy, and rendering.

In Part 1 you'll learn valuable exercises to:

- Develop your observation skills and

- Improve your ability to draw 3D objects.

These skills will set you in good stead for mastering the rest of the course.

In Part 2 we go through general animal anatomy. You will learn about the anatomical features common to most animals, making it easier for you to learn how to draw any animal. I discuss the different parts of an animal's body, it's skeleton and muscles, and how size affects animal anatomy.

Then there is the main body of the course. Here you will learn how draw individual species. In easy, step-by-step tutorials you will be guided through steps to drawing animals' heads and bodies from a variety of views. These tutorials are where you will apply the knowledge you have learned in parts 1 & 2.

Species you will learn to draw include:
- horses
- eagles
- big cats (like lions, tigers and leopards)
- small cats (like your friendly house cat)
- wolves
- and more...

Finally you will finish the course learning how to render your animal drawings. Here you will learn the basics of drawing light and shadow. You will also learn how to render animals' eyes, fur and feathers.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • General Drawing Fundamentals
  • Observation Skills - Exercise 1
  • Observation Skills - Exercise 2
  • Observation Skills - Exercise 3
  • Observation Skills - Exercise 4
  • Understanding 3D Objects - Part 1
  • Understanding 3D Objects - Part 2
  • General Animal Anatomy & Proportions
  • Big Cat - Head - Front View
  • Small Cat - Head - Front View
  • Big Cat & Small Cat - Head - Profile View
  • Big Cat - Head - Three Quarter View
  • Small Cat - Head - Three Quarter View
  • Big Cat - Body - Side View
  • Small Cat - Body - Sitting Position
  • Horse - Head - Profile View
  • Horse - Head - Front View
  • Horse - Head - Three Quarter View
  • Horse - Body - Side View
  • Horse - Body - 3D Angle
  • Wolf - Head - Front View
  • Wolf - Head - Side View
  • Wolf - Head - Three Quarter View
  • Wolf - Body - Side View
  • Cow - Head - Profile View
  • Cow - Head - Front View
  • Cow - Body - Side View
  • Bird Wing Anatomy
  • Eagle - Head - Profile View
  • Eagle - Head - Front View
  • Eagle - Head - Three Quarter View
  • Eagle - Body - Flying
  • Eagle - Body - Perched
  • Duck - Head - Profile
  • Duck - Head - Front
  • Rendering - Lighting - Part 1
  • Rendering - Lighting - Part 2
  • Rendering - Lighting - Part 3
  • Rendering - Eyes
  • Rendering - Fur - Part 1
  • Rendering - Fur - Part 2
  • FREE BONUS CONTENT - Rendering - Small cat's facial patterns
  • FREE BONUS CONTENT - Rendering - Tiger's facial patterns
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Geoffrey Jacobs

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