Elephant in Africa

Elephant in Africa Pencil drawing on paper...

Size 42 cm X 45.5 cm and shades used vary between 6B to 3H
It took between 50 - 60 hours to complete.

Elephant Close Up Drawing

Below is a short video clip of my latest drawing done on 135gsm paper, A2 in size. I used numerous different pencils, including 7B, 3B, 2B, HB, B and 2H shadings. What I mostly aimed to achieve was the realistic texture of the elephants' skin...

Pencil Sketch - Work In Progress Leopard Close Up

This drawing took me approximately 30 hours to draw. It's on an A2 (420mm X 570mm) size 135g/sqm sheet of paper. The pencils I used are all lead pencils, varying from 2H to 4B....

My Pencil Sketches

I am a passionate Pencil Artist that has been drawing for over 25 years. The process of turning the surface of a blank sheet of paper into an illusion that the viewer considers impressive and real simultaneously is what both fascinates and drives me forward. Drawing gives me the opportunity to delve deeply into my subject. As an artist, I observe my surroundings as a creator and architect of my own artistic vision. I have never been interested in simplification - on the contrary it’s the detail, contrast, expression and reflection that drives me to spend countless hours on a drawing.

Below are some examples

Feel free to email me if you're interested in my work...

adiwells@gmail.com

Nelson Mandela Portrait III

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Little Boy Portrait

Nelson Mandela Pencil Portrait
II

Young Leopard Close Up

Nelson Mandela Portrait

Zebras

Lion Close Up

Elephant Close Up

Leopard Close Up

Horses

Gramps Portrait

Leopard Drinking

Nyala

Elephant

Martial Eagle

Leopards

Lion

Eagle Hunting

Caracal

Rhino

Leopard Glare

Buffalo

Giraffe

Eagle