Description
From a reference photo by Paddy Rathbone, the elephants provided me with the inspiration to create this landscape drawing which evolved from a basic composition (no references, from imagination) of horizons and the tree; I especially wanted to try mists in the valleys and used a kneaded eraser to create the effect. I worked distant to foreground having plotted out in white and cold grey where the elephants would be.
Unframed, it is a relatively small A4 (297mm x 210mm) drawing on Polydraw 050 drafting film and I used only Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, including the sky. Despite the savannahs of Africa teeming with life, I wanted a feel of wilderness, vast expanse and solitude to an extent. A family group, doing their thing.
I hope you like it.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 29.7 × 21 cm |
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| Media | Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils |
| Paper | Polydraw 050 Double Matt Drafting Film |
| Subject | African elephants |