So, here's a very important tip I want to introduce to you artists. Firstly, elephants require a lot of detailing in order to make it believable and accurate. 1. The trunk of an elephant is flexible and ALWAYS used, it's like having two hands morphed into a trunk for them. By adding wrinkles to the trunk, you'll make it seem believable! 2. The ears need definition in order for them to be nice and believable. Having a few rips and tears in the ears, will make them look aged and noble. 3. Add a few wrinkles to the ears that spread to the edges.

STEP 2.

Alright, onto the drawing aspect of the tutorial. You'll want to build a solid foundation for the basis of the elephant. Draw a large circle for the base of the head and an even larger circle for the rear. This will only make things easier to draw in the end.

STEP 3.

Next lets start forming the elephants trunk, and ears. All the shapes are just simple lines. It's coming along nicely.

STEP 4.

As you can see in a matter of a few steps the elephant is practically done. All we need to do here is add the base of the tusk, the long legs, and extra details. Elephant legs are really long and skinny; the more it extends downwards to the feet, the slimmer they appear. The feet for elephants should be drawn almost box like, similar to the dinosaur, Brontosaurus.

STEP 5.

Lastly, add finishing details that will spruce up the overall design of your elephant! Adding wrinkles in the ears, end of joints (knees), and trunk, the design will result in epic proportions! *Note: Only add wrinkles in areas where there's lots of activity (legs, ears, trunk). When viewing the feet from a 3/4 view, there should be 3 toes seen. Don't forget to add the tusk! Tusks *for male elephants*, are larger for battling over territory and females. The longer they are, the more dominant it will seem!

STEP 6.

And there we have it! Eraser unwanted guidelines and you'll have a clean drawing. If you're not satisfied with your first try, retry the tutorial until you get it right! Thanks so much for viewing this tutorial, folks!

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safarigirl ~ Jan 26, 2012, 12:22:30 PM

well it is still very nice even without the tail

@Dawn

lol i know there amazing, i know some horses in real life with emo fringes (i cant spell sorry) lol and there amazing, two of them have ones that look realy like this one but there realy shy so it is hard to get any pics of them :(

safarigirl ~ Jan 26, 2012, 12:19:32 PM

wow!!!!!! you are really good i love your paintings

DoctorWhogirl613 ~ Dec 24, 2011, 12:47:21 PM

i agree.

@chanelle

love it

you did it well, cuz i know exactly how pichu, pikachu and riachu looks like, and you did it perfect

Skillet_Wolf ~ Oct 27, 2011, 4:24:09 PM

I lik it it very pretty

direwolf1080 ~ Jun 11, 2011, 3:04:10 PM

yeah. Back to school on my end. Week 3 already. Thats why I havent been on.

I dont get it. dawn deleted roxy, and she deleted artlover. Shes ruining the site. I feel a bit glum when I get on here. All of the best people here are disappearing. One day this website might fall, its reputation failing. Conflicts are popping up every where. Theres copycats and art theifs that think they can get away with it. Im sick of it. All I ask is a bit of peace. T_T

*peace sign with fingers* Sorry you have to listen to my complaints. I cant get over these stupid deletions. People that I really like but only touch with the very tip of my fingers.People that are easy to lose, are usally lost because of the conflicts that ive noticed.

chanelle ~ May 15, 2011, 1:51:24 AM

love it

you did it well, cuz i know exactly how pichu, pikachu and riachu looks like, and you did it perfect

@Dawn