How to Draw Textured Animals
- 1). Configure your stuffed animal in the position you want. Leave it there, as you're creating a "still life" of the stuffed animal. In lieu of a stuffed animal, you also can use a picture of an animal.
- 2). Sketch the animal using the lightly colored chalk. Don't worry about texture here, just the form and shape of the animal you're drawing. If you make any mistakes, use your kneaded rubber eraser and start over.
- 3). Look at your animal and its fur or feathers. After you sketch, you'll be adding the texture, so take a good look from all angles and get a feel for what the entire figure looks like.
- 4). Fill in the sketch outline, using the colored pastels, with colored lines that depict fur. It should sound like small taps when you add fur, since the hairs are small and plentiful.
- 5). Mix other colors (using either colored pencils or colored pastels) to create variations of the most dominant color. For example, if you're drawing and coloring a squirrel, you'd want to add some other colors aside from gray. Imagine how the light might hit it if it were outside. Some areas would be darker, while others lighter.
- 6). Fill in the nose, eyes and any other parts that aren't furry with smooth, solid colors, using either colored pencils or colored pastels. Limit your texture efforts to the fur and hair areas and keep the contrast between the two noticeable.
Source...