What is squirrel
A squirrel is a small rodent mammal with a bushy tail and big eyes. They can move very fast and are
omnivores animals. They mostly feed on fruits, nuts plants, insects and other small animals.
Economic Importance of Squirrel
- Source of food (meat) for man
- It helps in spreading seeds and spores which sprout into new plants
- Squirrels also spread mushrooms.
Fact about squirrel
- They are born blind.
- There are more than 250 species of squirrel
- Squirrel glide from tree to tree.
- They are both predators and prey
Materials used for the drawing
- plain A4 paper
- Pencils
- Colours
- Eraser
- Razor Blade
Step 1
I began the drawing from the head of the squirrel. On the head, I drew the nose, mouth, eyes and the ear
Step 2
At rbis step, I drew the Back of the squirrel and the hind limbs.
Step 3
I drew the stomach of the squirrel and the forelegs. I also drew the fruit that the animal is eating.
Step 4
Here I drew the stone on which the squirrel is standing.
Step 5
I drew the tail of the squirrel which brought me to the end of the pencil work.
Step 6
At this stage, I began colouring the squirrel from the back down to the hindlimbs. I used my brown and yellow colour to achieve this.
Step 7
I coloured the head and forelegs of the squirrel using a brown colour
Step 8
I coloured the tail and ears of the squirrel using brown colour.
Step 9
Here, I used a 12B pencil to give the black hairs among the brown hair on the body of the squirrel.
Step 10
I used a 12B pencil to give the black hairs on the tail of the squirrel.
Step 11
I coloured the eye of the squirrel using a 12B pencil, a 6B pencil and a yellow colour. I also used a 12B pencil to give the black hairs on the head of the squirrel. I also shaded the mouth and the nose.
Step 12
I shaded the fruit in the hands of the squirrel using yellow and orange colours. I also draw the long black hairs around its nose.
Step 13
I shaded the stone on which the squirrel was standing using a 12B pencil.
My selfie
Conclusion
Fellow steemians, this is my drawing for this contest. I hope you like it. Thank you for visiting my blog and for your support. I wish that these friends of mine participate in this contest:
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Squirrel marvels me, the way they jump and climb trees sometimes I paused to watch them. They are beautiful creatures.
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Greetings friend, am always impressed by your drawing. You are a master of your pencil and it seems that you are good at what you do. Kudos on this wonderful drawing of yours and more success to you
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Thank you
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