A male African elephant closeup. African elephants range from western to central Africa and are an endangered species. Elephants can live to be 70 years old – they die when their sixth and final set of teeth wear down and fall out.
Drawn in graphite on bristol vellum, 2008. Original and limited edition prints available.
I love this piece, Heather! The detail work is amazing! You did an awesome job of capturing a little bit of personality. He seems to be smiling, a happy free elephant. I love the eyelashes!
I had been thinking about starting a new elephant drawing but sadly that got put on hold (when i was younger elephants were my topic of choice… however for one reason or another its been almost a decade since i last drew one!) but seeing this image has certainly sparkled my interest…. and i think i may just have to do it now, so thank you for inspiring me.
The way you’ve drawn the skin texture and shadows is remarkable… esp around the mouth area. You have most certainly achieved your goal here; this is a very realistic piece of art… and it captures the animal’s live perfectly. Well done.
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i always love your pics heather. very nicely done! ;-)
incredible work heather
I love this piece, Heather! The detail work is amazing! You did an awesome job of capturing a little bit of personality. He seems to be smiling, a happy free elephant. I love the eyelashes!
Wow you did a great job
you always do such a great job, beautiful!
This really is a lovely drawing.
I had been thinking about starting a new elephant drawing but sadly that got put on hold (when i was younger elephants were my topic of choice… however for one reason or another its been almost a decade since i last drew one!) but seeing this image has certainly sparkled my interest…. and i think i may just have to do it now, so thank you for inspiring me.
The way you’ve drawn the skin texture and shadows is remarkable… esp around the mouth area. You have most certainly achieved your goal here; this is a very realistic piece of art… and it captures the animal’s live perfectly. Well done.
wow…. the textures.. the details…
WOW!! O_O
Great contrast of textures, well done
Nicely done heather. I can’t wait to see what else you do.
Well Done Heather!