Basics of drawing animals and fantastic creatures
The course will help you unleash your creativity by exploring the nature of animals. You will learn how their body is structured, which muscles and bo
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BeginnerAbout the Course
The course will help you unleash your creativity by exploring the nature of animals. You will learn how their body is structured, which muscles and bones form the shape, which will allow you to create dynamic and realistic images. By drawing sketches of different animals, you will develop analytical thinking and learn to convey shape, movement, and color. In the second part of the course, you will master stylization, transformation, and combinatorics to create a unique creature born of your imagination. Allow yourself to go beyond the boundaries and embody the boldest ideas!
What You Will Learn
How the Learning Works
Watch the lecture and complete the assignment
Get feedback from instructor and make revisions
Gain knowledge and build your portfolio
Who Is This Course For
Beginner artists who have basic experience in digital editors such as Adobe Photoshop or Procreate and want to learn how to draw animals, improve their sketching skills, color theory and styling skills.
Experienced artists who want to improve their skills in drawing animals, to upgrade their qualifications.
Concept artists and animators who want to expand their professional arsenal.
Course Instructors
1 course
Arseniy Andrianov
Instructor works
Student Works
What Students Say
Анна Иванова
Егоренков Дмитрий
Course Program
Theory- •Study of the main body parts in different animal species
- •Changing the shaping and proportional proportions of body parts
- •Muscle groups to create an anatomically accurate image of an animal
- •Skeleton construction in the form of simple primitives
- •Head, paws, wings, tails, horns, growths, teeth, claws
Practice- •Drawings of 3 animal structures from geometric primitives
- •Adding muscle groups to different parts of the body
- •Creating a simple tonal volume
- •Sketch of the skeletal structure of animals
- •A series of sketches of skeletal structures in motion and various poses
- •Sketches of animal body details
Choose Your Format
Find the perfect balance between freedom and support
Semester Online Viewer
Dive into the learning process together with the group — but only as an observer.
5.5 monthsWhat's included
- Attend live classes during the online semester.
- Draw independently, without feedback from the curator.
- Suitable for those who want to simply follow the process and learn in the background.
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