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Well here is one that is very different for me. A complete change from my more usual 'mechanical' based subjects. I have been asked by a friend to do a painting based on one of his photographs, of an Elephant, yep that's right an Elephant. Well this could be interesting, on so many levels.
Anyhow, here is the initial sketch done. A fairly small scale picture (as requested) around A4. I am going to be working with watercolours, so let's see how this goes.
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Oh Joy. Elephants are a delight. I'm sure you have the photo in front of you , but don't forget African Elephants ears are LARGE and shaped like a map of Africa...lovely subject I'm sure you will do it justice .
One of my favourite moments was sitting in my PJs in Zambia an Ellie about 4 yards away and me drawing him.
Luckily he was busy eating all of the foliage outside of my little hut to take any notice of me.
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Love elephants! I had the terrifying experience of sitting on one’s head in India. I was horrified by seeing them chained up in an Indonesian Zoo And performing in a Thai circus. They are lovely just roaming free in Africa though, covering themselves with brown mud or wading in water. Your drawing is a good start. I look forward to seeing your progress
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Having sketched and painted several elephant Malcolm I can assure you that it’s is coming along very nicely. Not that I’m in the same league as Davis Shepard , I would agree that the focus should be on the elephant, people will imagine the background. Often they are found in shade and if moving there is a dust cloud but I’m sure you know all that.
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