NHI Course - Week 5 Asian elephant (Elphas maximus)
P9170001
For this assignment we had to draw a mammal and I chose an Asian Elephant. I shot the photo at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, shortly after the birth of baby elephant, Pathi Harn, in 2010.
I think the skeleton looks a bit dodgy. I found a number of skeletons on the internet but nothing matched the posture of my elephant, so had to make it up.
I left out the muscle structure. Muscles are attached to each rib bone which I have drawn too thin and it all just became too complicated.
The course:
www.edx.org/course/drawing-nature-science-and-culture-nat...
We now have received the final information and instructions for week 6:
The task:
A fully rendered drawing of a plant, flower, or an animal.
Wow! This is getting serious and the amount of work is just about mind-boggling. Everything is explained in detail; From furs, to feathers, to eyes, and more.
I have learnt a lot in this course. At this stage, the final task appears overwhelming and I think I will have to spend more time on this task than the 3 - 6 hours recommended each week. So, I am not sure whether or not I will be able to complete this task in time.
Be it as it may, once I am finished with it, even if it is past the due date, I shall upload my work on flickr.
Depending on how seriously one is taking this course, it is quite involved, definitely worthwhile doing. For me, doing it in six weeks is stretching it a bit because I am a somewhat slow worker :)
NHI Course - Week 5 Asian elephant (Elphas maximus)
P9170001
For this assignment we had to draw a mammal and I chose an Asian Elephant. I shot the photo at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, shortly after the birth of baby elephant, Pathi Harn, in 2010.
I think the skeleton looks a bit dodgy. I found a number of skeletons on the internet but nothing matched the posture of my elephant, so had to make it up.
I left out the muscle structure. Muscles are attached to each rib bone which I have drawn too thin and it all just became too complicated.
The course:
www.edx.org/course/drawing-nature-science-and-culture-nat...
We now have received the final information and instructions for week 6:
The task:
A fully rendered drawing of a plant, flower, or an animal.
Wow! This is getting serious and the amount of work is just about mind-boggling. Everything is explained in detail; From furs, to feathers, to eyes, and more.
I have learnt a lot in this course. At this stage, the final task appears overwhelming and I think I will have to spend more time on this task than the 3 - 6 hours recommended each week. So, I am not sure whether or not I will be able to complete this task in time.
Be it as it may, once I am finished with it, even if it is past the due date, I shall upload my work on flickr.
Depending on how seriously one is taking this course, it is quite involved, definitely worthwhile doing. For me, doing it in six weeks is stretching it a bit because I am a somewhat slow worker :)