Animal Pencil Drawings

Animal pencil drawings covers such a wide range.

If I do one page of drawings to represent each animal, it would take me forever!

So, I have decided to put a few different pencil drawings of animals together here.

These are Australian Animal drawings.

I'd like to start by providing you with an outline of a lizard.

Actually, it's more like a gecko.

I've drawn all of these cuties in their simplest form.

I get a lot of requests for drawings but it is impossible for me to do them all.

Instead I have included some animals here that have been requested along the way.

Please get your pencil and paper ready and join me by doing some easy animal drawings.

A Goanna

I'll keep with the theme so far and show you another member of the lizard family.

This goanna drawing is so simple!

Start to draw it from any spot that makes you comfortable.

I started at the tail but that's because I have a tendency to draw from left to right. It saves me from smudging the drawing as I progress.

You can use your pencil to measure and pinpoint how long the goanna is and how thick his body is. Make little dots on your paper.

Frilled Neck Lizard

This is a drawing of a frill-necked lizard.

They are also called a Frilled Dragon.

Now this drawing was not easy.

I feel as though it is out of proportion but I thought I'd show it to you anyway.

The Koala

I love to draw outside, on a perfect day. The light is great and the peace is welcome. I created these animal sketches from reference books while I was outside relaxing.

I use a clean piece of paper under my hand to save putting an oily surface on the paper. I have "hand" in big writing on the paper so I don't mistakenly draw on it in the future.

I usually do a few animal pencil drawings on the same page. This is a good time saver when it comes to scanning.

This little fellow is a koala bear.

When I was growing up in a country town, they were everywhere.

Now, with growth and expansion happening even in country towns, they are not so easy to find.

When I look at my completed pencil drawings of animals the next day, I generally spot a flaw that wasn't evident at the time of drawing.

This is an amazing exercise. I can scrutinize a drawing at the time that I draw it and, for the life of me, I think it's fine. Next day, with a new perspective, huh, flaws are spotted no trouble at all.

The Wombat

This is a wombat. He looks cute but he can have very bad moods.

A wombat moves slowly and is quite capable of defending himself.

When you are finished your animal pencil drawings, do a quick critique. It's a good trick to hold them up to a mirror.

This gives you a different perspective to the drawing. Anything that is out of place becomes more apparent this way.

It's all part of the process of teaching yourself to draw and these are your tools. It's good fun and I hope you try it out.

By trying different things, you will end up with methods that suit you and it will all become routine.

I hope you have found your favorite animal pencil drawings on this page. I will be adding more pencil drawings of animals as I do them.

A Snail

Here is a snail. He moves very slowly.

By copying these easy animal sketches, you are giving yourself more practice.

Maybe I've mentioned to you once or twice, how important it is to keep practicing?

These drawings are easy and fun to do. Show your friends, they'll be surprised by how much improvement you have made.

An Echidna

This spikey fellow is an echidna.

We call them spiny anteaters.

I remember seeing a real one when I was at school. I wasn't brave enough to touch it. He's certainly an interesting creature.

The Cockatoo

Animal pencil drawings are a good exercise to keep your drawing skills up to date.

These simple pencil drawings of animals were so easy to draw.

On this page, I have shown you my first attempt for each drawing. (Well, I think I'm being brave!)

I enjoy doing animal sketches and I can't wait to draw some more.

I hope you have a great time copying these.

Please use the search box to find any drawing on this site.