395 Drawing of a giraffe with a ballpoint pen and watercolors after photo by Steve Boer

March 15, 2015

This is my fourth drawing today. They don’t take that long when I do them with this pen, so that might be the reason. I wish I could do this all day every day. Maybe some day.
I got the photo from Steve Boer’s photo blog

While drawing it, I couldn’t help thinking about the “Motivational Giraffe” blog that I’ve come upon often enough while killing time on the net (as if i had a lot of time to kill! )
Instead of giving everyday tips and important life lessons about friendship and self-improvement, my giraffe just sort of stares at you silently, trying to make you think there’s something utterly wrong with what you’re doing. Maybe there is? Maybe you ought to be doing other things? I know i do.. It’s not a very nice giraffe..

Category : Animals, Photo reference

Tags : animal, Art, ballpoint pen, Drawing, giraffe, painting, Pen, Steve Boer, Watercolor, wild life

← 394 Ballpoint pen drawing of a Blue Hebron with added watercolor after photo by JD Photography

396 Portrait of Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany. Drawing in watercolor and ballpoint pen →

15 thoughts on “395 Drawing of a giraffe with a ballpoint pen and watercolors after photo by Steve Boer”

createarteveryday on March 15, 2015 at 9:15 pm said:

Another nice slice of nature! How large are these pictures, and how fast are you doing them? I can’t believe everything you’ve churned out today!

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply ↓

OneDrawingDaily on March 15, 2015 at 9:22 pm said:

They’re minuscule. 4×6 inches (or 10×14 cm’s) I’ve got a couple of bigger sketchbooks in the mail. I’m looking forward to getting into those. I think that these sketches take around 30 minutes.. But that’s because they rely mostly on the sketchy ink strokes. When I draw pencil drawings or do complete watercolors it takes around an hour for the same format. And for some reason perspective drawings take me several hours!

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply ↓
- createarteveryday on March 15, 2015 at 9:25 pm said:
  
  I’ve got some smaller sketchbooks too, and they’re fun for some things. But it’s good you’ll be branching out, again, trying something new I think is always good. You have nothing to lose, and who knows what to gain. It’s all good.
  
  LikeLiked by 1 person

Jim Davis on March 15, 2015 at 9:27 pm said:

Great drawing, I have done some before but not with a pen. I used pencils and charcoal.

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply ↓

OneDrawingDaily on March 15, 2015 at 9:39 pm said:

Thanks a lot! I’ve done a lot of pencil drawings earlier, but I’ve never really gotten into charcoal.. Messy, sketchy charcoal drawings are my favorites though.. Maybe I ought to start doing that.. Did you post your drawings online?

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply ↓
- Jim Davis on March 15, 2015 at 9:42 pm said:
  
  No I used to draw, didn’t do many but I did frame them. I think you work is great and the colors are great too. I know what you mean about charcoal because I had to treat mine to keep it from smearing.
  
  LikeLiked by 1 person
- OneDrawingDaily on March 15, 2015 at 9:50 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, that’s nice of you to say so.
  
  LikeLiked by 1 person

Laura (PA Pict) on March 15, 2015 at 9:39 pm said:

I follow Motivational Giraffe too. It’s a great blog. I think this is a really lovely painting. You got the elegant lines of the giraffe perfectly and I love the way it emerges from the foliage.

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply ↓