Do you like the porcupine or reindeer more? In this post, I’m sharing some ways of drawing different animals.
They can be designed and coloured in any way. I like to ask students to outline their work with a fine liner before colouring because it makes the character and objects stand out more. I also suggest colouring the main parts in pencil crayon and the background with watercolours.
What do you think?
Here are some animals for reference. Download the PDF here.
I try to incorporate a craft element in my cartooning class sometimes to keep students more engaged. This is what we made! I was inspired by the paper-weaving crafts on Pinterest and decided to make a sweater for my character.
Duration: 90 – 75 min
Materials:
– White paper
– Markers, pencil crayons
– Scissors & Exacto Knife
– Construction paper or coloured cardstock paper
– Optional: Idea Sheet
Students picked an animal that they liked and drew it with a sweater. I then helped them to carve out vertical lines in the sweater so that they could weave in strips of coloured paper.
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