Chapter 4: Drawing Patterns from Animal Markings

Linear Pen Drawings: The following set of pen and black marker drawings were created from enlarged images of various kinds of animal skins and markings. After sketching the drawings were placed as near as possible to the source of the design. The markings were approached in two ways - copied as close to the original as possible for someone with limited drawing skills, and stylized versions. All the drawing was worked free hand. I used a technical drawing pen for the first time, and enjoyed working with this drawing tool, especially for its delicate strokes and excellence in sketching tones.