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Wildlife Sketching and Nature Journaling Techniques
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items Learn a variety of techniques for wildlife sketching and nature journaling. Get ready to capture the beauty of the natural world, with your creativity and curiosity.
Offers online classes where you can learn to draw different animal species each session. It’s a great chance to refine your skills while meeting other nature enthusiasts.
Welcome to Wild Life Drawing
This resource provides detailed guides on botanical drawing techniques, including tips on how to accurately depict plant life.
Tips and Techniques - BOTANICAL ART & ARTISTS
A resource for those interested in combining writing and drawing in their nature journals. It has tips on sketching, writing, and how to combine the two.
Nature's Notebook | USA National Phenology Network
A community of artists who specialize in animal art. They provide resources, tutorials, and inspiration for anyone interested in wildlife sketching.
Association Of Animal Artists
A comprehensive guide to sketching wildlife in a realistic way. You'll learn techniques for capturing the essence of various animals, from their fur to their eyes.
How 2 Draw Animals
A great starting point for beginners. It covers the basics of nature journaling and provides tips on how to start your own journal.
Nature Journaling Curriculum
A collection of tutorials covering a variety of nature-based subjects, from flowers to landscapes. Each tutorial includes detailed instructions and process images.
Drawing Lesson - A Theory of Light and Shade
This site provides a range of sketching techniques specifically for wildlife, including how to capture movement and create realistic textures.
Wildlife Sketching: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, Charcoal
This resource offers a variety of prompts to inspire your nature journaling. It's perfect for those days when you're not sure what to write or draw.
Nature Journal Prompts for Kids
A unique resource for bird lovers. This site offers live feeds of bird nests from around the world, perfect for practicing your bird sketching skills without leaving home.
Virtual birdwatching in the Aviary | Stories
A great resource for learning to capture the personality and emotion of wildlife in your sketches.
Learn to Draw Expressively – Make Your Drawings Come to Life
This site is full of tutorials from professional nature artists, providing insider tips and techniques for improving your wildlife sketching.
Nature Artists
An online community where you can share your nature doodles, get feedback, and find inspiration from others' work.
Friday Doodle Club (@fridaydoodleclub)
This site hosts regular challenges that push you to improve your wildlife sketching skills in fun and unique ways.
Wildlife Drawings by Rafael Araujo | Magazine Articles | WWF
This community of sketchers focuses on drawing scenes from life. Their techniques for capturing detail quickly can be useful when sketching wildlife in motion.
Urban Sketchers | A Global Community of Artists - Home
Combines science and art to help you create accurate and beautiful nature sketches.
Drawing Nature as the Seasons Change | A Free Lesson
Provides online courses and workshops on sketching techniques, some of which can be applied to nature journaling and wildlife sketching.
Sketchbook Skool
Offers a variety of tips for drawing nature, from creating realistic textures to accurately portraying light and shadow.
To Draw Nature, Pick Up a Pencil and Really Look
A blog documenting one artist's journey in wildlife art. It's a great source of inspiration and tips on how to improve your own wildlife sketching.
Jason Morgan | Patreon Companion: Wildlife / Animal Art ...