Wildlife Pencil Drawings

The wildlife pencil drawings on this page only represent a small portion of the wildlife that exists today.

The word wildlife describes animals and plants in their natural state.

They exist in forests, national parks or public land.

Wildlife would include bears, birds, rodents, insects, snakes, fish, deer and so on.

Obviously, I will need to have more than one page for drawings of wildlife as the list is quite extensive. However, I had a great time drawing these different animals for you.

Beside each wildlife drawing you will find out a little bit about each subject.

Elephant Drawing

I love to draw elephants.

This is my favorite out of all the wildlife pencil drawings that I did.

Elephants make a great drawing subject. When you do a really good one, place it in an attractive frame so you can admire it everyday.

Elephants are the largest land animals. They have very thick skin.

An elephant lives almost as long as people. They are fully grown at 20 years of age.

An African elephant has bigger ears than an Indian elephant.

A Leopard Drawing

Leopards are wild cats that are smaller than lions.

You find them in Africa and South Asia.

Leopards are spotted like jaguars.

Leopards hunt from trees by lying in wait on a branch. This leopard drawing portrays him having a bit of a rest.

Leopards have blotchy spots called rosettes. There is no spot in the middle like a jaguar has.

Drawing Of A Deer

A Royal Stag has six points on its antlers to show he is fully grown.

The male deer grows new antlers every year.

The antlers are covered with a velvet like, hairy skin.

Deer belong to the cow and antelope family.

I wasn't going to show you this drawing of a stag, but my Mum liked it and insisted I show you.

Camel Drawing

A camel's hump doesn't contain water but it is filled with a store of fat.

This helps a camel live up to a week without eating or drinking.

Camels have wide splayed feet to help them grip on to loose sandy ground.

This camel drawing has been left without much detail.

I hope you find it easy to copy when you start to do your wildlife pencil drawings.

A Snake Drawing

Snakes are reptiles.

They move by slithering or wriggling.

Their skin is dry and smooth.

Most snakes hatch from eggs.

The snake drawing took a little bit of patience but the result is worth the time.

I had to include a snake in my wildlife pencil drawings because it was one of the first animals that I thought of when I decided on this subject.

Drawing Of A Rhino

This rhinoceros drawing is done as an outline.

The rhinoceros is one of the largest and strongest of all animals.

It can weigh up to 5 tonne.

It has a tough, leathery skin and one or two horns on its snout.

He's not a pretty fellow, by any means.

Giraffe Drawing

Giraffes are the tallest animals.

They eat shrubs and trees.

When they bend their necks to drink, they spread their front legs wide.

This giraffe drawing was erased a few times but I think I ended up with a reasonable likeness.

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A Gorilla Drawing

A gorilla's eyes are close set, the nose is flat and the mouth is broad.

Their arms, legs, hands and feet are similar to humans.

The Gorilla is the largest of apes.

They live in family groups and can be found in Central Africa.

You can see the gorilla drawing is done with cross-hatching. That was fun to try out. This drawing is not my best work but you get that.

I had to include this fellow if I was going to do a page on wildlife pencil drawings. I am eager to do another gorilla drawing that's for sure.

You and I both know the next one will be better!

Inject Variety Into Your Artwork

Although animals can be very challenging, I had a nice time doing these wildlife pencil drawings.

With all the practice that I do now, I can tell that the artistic part of my brain takes over when I start to draw. The peace I feel is very real. I will add more drawings of wildlife as soon as I can. I'm sure my next drawings will be an improvement, it's just so happens that practice really does make perfect.

With each wildlife drawing, I experimented with different methods of sketching. That bit of variety makes it so much more interesting for me plus it's more challenging. I can't say I've ever been bored with this little hobby.

I hope you have fun with these!