Asian/Indian Elephant

The Asian elephant is smaller than the African elephant, and can be differentiated by it's smaller, more rounded ears. These elephants are endangered in the wild with only about 24,000 - 48,000 individuals roaming the earth today.

Asian Elephant Facts

I am very about pleased how well this sketch turned out. It is unusual that I'm drawing anything else besides dogs, but I wanted to take on this challenge as I would like to create an acrylic wildlife series in the near future (when time allows - which it seemingly never does). This piece and others like this will give me practice on something other than the canine form. Mr. Asian/Indian Elephant was created in a sketch book with a mechanical pencil. I really enjoy the fine lines I can attain with the mechanical as well as the deep darks/shading that I can create with this tool.