19 July 2025 02:10

Drawing Red Animals

Red maned Wolf

watercolour sketch of a red maned wolf . Painted in 5 minutes

Pencil sketch of a Galada

a pencil and coloured pencil sketch of a Galada monkey with amazing hair

Sketch of a Hornbill

a coloured pencil sketch of a hornbill.

a coloured pencil sketch of a red fox. The fox is three quarters side on, he is looking serious and noble.

Red Fox Sketch

a drawing of a red fox using coloured pencils. One of my favourite animals to draw. Drawn in 20 minutes

a coloured pencil drawing of a pair of cunabus monkeys. They are hugging each other in a tree, their fur is black and orange/ red around their necks. The have very human faces and an intense gaze

Sketch of a pair of Cunabus Monkeys

A coloured pencil sketch of a pair of cunabus monkeys in a tree. 20 minute drawing

A coloured pencil sketch of a red squirrel, looking over a tree branch, he has big, fluffy ears and and black eye. He looks at something in the distance

Red Squirrel sketch

A drawing of a red squirrel. Drawn in coloured pencils in 20 minutes.

a line drawn head of a chicken, drawn in pencil. The chicken is slightly turned to the side, and has a serious look to her.

Chicken Sketch

a pencil line drawing of a chicken

A line drawn head of a chicken, showing some of the feathers . The chicken is turned to the side.

Chicken sketch

a line drawing of a chicken in pencil .

A watercolour illustration of a bison looking sleepy. On his back are 4 yellow birds with red beaks, who like to perch on his back, and eat any fleas and ticks they find.

Watercolour sketch of a bison

a watercolour sketch of a bison with small yellow and red birds on his back, who eat any fleas and ticks.

I recently joined a wonderful online animal life drawing session with Holly Surplice.

This time, the theme was the colour red. In fact the beautiful photo of a fox on the promo post was what really got me, as I love drawing foxes, and they definitely fit into the ‘red’ category.

One of the things I enjoy the most about these sessions is the super friendly atmosphere. You wouldn’t think you could get an atmosphere via zoom, but you can, and this one is lovely. A bit like sitting in an art class with lots of friendly people to talk to about drawing and books and art!

The photos that Holly Surplice and Hannah Camarra choose are always stunning, and a joy to work from. Each photo is on a timer, from 2 minutes up to 20 minutes. You can also go back and watch the replay (included in the process of the 2 hour session) so you can work for longer from the images if you wish. I think I am going to do this when I have time soon, as there were so many lovely photos I like to spend longer working from.

I used a combination of materials to draw with, including pencil, carbon pencil, watercolours and coloured pencils.