Flying bat sketch
It's day 23 of "at least one post a day" challenge ! I wanted to sort of redraw a bat request I've gotten recently, so here it is. Thanks for the support it means a lot.
If you wish to recreate I suggest:
• using a thin paper that isn't high quality if you're a beginner
• art is about practice and making mistakes so don't be afraid of throwing out a few papers
• using a pencil that's on the harder side like most commonly used HB and using softer ones for details like B2
• references help understand how an object (in this case animal) presents itself, maintains balance etc.
• all bats have a generally similar appearance in flight, dominated by the expanse of the wings, but they vary considerably in size.
• bats vary in colour and in fur texture. Facial appearance, dominated by the muzzle and ears, varies strikingly between families and often between genera. In several families a complex fleshy adornment called the nose leaf surrounds the nostrils.
It's day 23 of "at least one post a day" challenge ! I wanted to sort of redraw a bat request I've gotten recently, so here it is. Thanks for the support it means a lot.
If you wish to recreate I suggest:
• using a thin paper that isn't high quality if you're a beginner
• art is about practice and making mistakes so don't be afraid of throwing out a few papers
• using a pencil that's on the harder side like most commonly used HB and using softer ones for details like B2
• references help understand how an object (in this case animal) presents itself, maintains balance etc.
• all bats have a generally similar appearance in flight, dominated by the expanse of the wings, but they vary considerably in size.
• bats vary in colour and in fur texture. Facial appearance, dominated by the muzzle and ears, varies strikingly between families and often between genera. In several families a complex fleshy adornment called the nose leaf surrounds the nostrils.
