Drawing animals

What were the main challenges of drawing animals?
I found the main challenge to was weals drawing the pony that even tho I thort a horse stayed relatively still weals it grassed they as in fact constantly walking one foot at a time really slowly so a horse grassing is in fact for different positions. As well as this I found drawing in wing to be a challenge the bigger the paper the more so. Also the subject just wondering off created a challenge this can b seen in my fiber pen sketch and last pastel drawing with the proportions being wrong.

Which media did you enjoy using the most and which did you feel were best for the subject matter and why?

Sketching the pony I thort biro was the best media to capture the beast quickly how ever merging half pastels was the best media to capture it fluffy coat.

Working with the fish I thort a mix between water crayons and water pencils worked best with a white half pastel for the high lights. As these best captured the iridescence of the fish.

Where can you go to draw more animals. Have you tryed drwing an animal on the move yet?

I could try to draw the animals around my home or draw dogs at the part or go to a farm of zoo to find more animals to draw as well as what can be found naturally in fields. I had to finish a fiber pen sketch of a horse grassing weals the horse was on the move. Using a media like Biro or charcoal probably would be more successful drawing an animal on the move.

Research point.
                                                                                 Cat

Dog

                                                                       Horse

                                   
                                      


                               
                                  George Stubbs. The fourth Anatomical table of muscles

George Stubbs's studies of horse's anatomy, particular of the bone and musal structure must of greatly informed his final pieces by enhancing his understanding a horses form and proportions even if the horse had moved out of the position it was originally drawn in.
I can see in my drawing of the pony that it would of greatly befitted from a studie of horse anatomy first as is poorly informed.

                                           George Stubbs. Bay horse and white dog



Research point.

Rearing Horse. Leonardo. 1503-04. Red chalk and pencil
This piece is interesting because it relay captors the hours and its characteristics throw its movement not just its positioning in its pose but the lines referencing how it moved in to its positions.
The horse's pose must of been captured in a quick sketch then the fine tone added later and details added later.