Sketchbook work (practice drawing animals)

 

Here are some rough experiments I have done with a more detailed drawing style. As I plan to use animals in my final work I wanted to practise drawing them more realistically before maing them into cartoons.

Bear, pen - Sophie Bishop

Bear, pen and watercolour - Sophie Bishop

Chameleon. Pen and watercolour - Sophie Bishop

Budgie. Pen - Sophie Bishop

Dogs. Pen - Sophie Bishop

Giraffe. Pen and watercolour - Sophie Bishop

Owl. Pen and watercolour - Sophie Bishop

Sloth. Pen and wtercolour - Sophie Bishop

All of the above drawings are experiments I have done using images of animals online as a rough visual reference. I used pen and watercolour for these images and tried to mix detail with a slight cartoony style; (such as funny facial expressions and/or a quirky appeal). This is all practice drawing animals and experiments with style. I feel that my final characters will better suit my aims if they are more cartoony and use thicnker lines. This is because they need to be eye catching and appeal to ages 13-20. If my characters have a more cartoony style I have more freedom with bright colours, therefore making them more eye catching.