Animal sketches & studies 2021

Studies and sketches of animals and animal anatomy based off of photographs.

All of these drawings are from the same A5 sketchbook, you can check out the entire sketchbook tour video here.

Ram skull

Colored pencil study drawing of a ram skull by Nela Dunato
Colored pencils and brush pen for the background.
Reference: my own photo.

Luna moth

Colored pencil study drawing of a luna moth by Nela Dunato
Colored pencils and brush pen for the background. Reference photo

Bird embrio

Bird embryo study in watersoluble pastels by Nela Dunato
Water-soluble pastels and black gouache for the background. Reference photo

Ravens

Raven sketches by Nela Dunato
Charcoal and carbon pencils. Reference photos

Bats

Colored pencil study drawings of bats by Nela Dunato
Derwent Drawing colored pencils and fountain pen. Reference photo 1, reference photo 2

Leopard skulls

Leopard skull study drawings by Nela Dunato
Left page: Charcoal, carbon pencil, gouache for the background.
Right page: Carbon pencil and watercolor for the background. Reference photos