Elephants are known for their loyalty, their kindness, and their sense of family – and the sight of a mother with her baby is truly an incredible honor to behold. Ready to recreate this heart-warming scene? Then we have everything that you need to succeed!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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To begin your drawing, add a curved line to the left of your page with a black fineliner pen. At the bottom of this, leave a small gap, and then add a shorter curved line.
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Bring two parallel lines down, one on either side of this short curve, and join these with a “fork” shape at the bottom.
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Now, add a curved point, heading off to the left, just at the top of the shorter curve. Add another curved line to the bottom of this for the tusks of the elephant.
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Bring a curved line across to the right, and take this up and across to the right.
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Next, add a series of small marks all down the length of the trunk…
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And add a small black circle to the top, creating an eye. Shade the bottom of this, and then add curves to the top and bottom of the eye, and a wavy line above.
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Return to the curved line at the top, and add a bump to the end of this. Take this down at an angle, and then across in a series of square bumps, towards the bottom left-hand corner. At the end, add a curved line to create the ear of your elephant, and add small marks to the right.
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Add a curved line just above the eye, and then another wavy line behind this.
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Now, bring a line across from the top of the ear, and take this across the page and then curve it down gently.
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Return to the ear at the front, and bring a curved line down from the bottom of this, adding a wavy line. Take this across to the right, and then up towards the top right-hand corner of the page.
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Add two small curves to the bottom of the feet for toes.
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Add small lines above this for the knee, and then add small sections of hatching behind the ear.
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Bring a curved line across for the belly…
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And then add a second leg behind the first, with a little hatching towards the back.
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Add the back leg, with more hatching for decoration and wrinkles.
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Now, add the outline of a foot at the back…
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And gradually add sections of hatching to this to create a back leg.
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Use the black pen to draw a curved, heart shape above the bottom of this back foot.
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Connect this to the top of the back for the tail…
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And then bring a wavy line across to the right.
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Add another line below this, and then add a point with a wavy line to the right, and a curved, bumpy line heading up. Curve this up and across to form the outline of the baby elephant’s face, and then add a small triangle eye, with a thicker left line, and a small brow above it.
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Bring a line down from beneath the face, take this across to the left, and then across and up to form a front leg for the baby. Add tiny toes to the bottom.
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Add another leg behind the first, this time pointing towards the bottom right corner…
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And then bring a curved line across from the top of the ear. Curve this down at the end, and add a pointed tail to the back.
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Add another leg at the back, just below the tail…
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Then add another leg just in front, and connect these with a curved line for the tummy.
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Now, add tiny sections of hatching to the legs.
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Add larger sections of fine hatching to the belly of the Mama elephant…
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And then use a gray pencil to gently shade the back of the adult elephant and the back of the baby, along with the backs of the legs, the bottom of the trunk, and a few details on the face.
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Use the gray pencil to shade the remaining areas of the body on both animals, then blur these areas with your finger or with a tissue to create a nice texture.
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Use a yellow pen to add color to the tusks at the front of the adult elephant.
Now – isn’t that a scene that truly warms the heart? There are plenty of amazing things to learn about elephants, so why not take some time to do a little research?
