Pencil Drawing Gallery

Below is a gallery of selected pencil drawings that I drew and some fun facts.

Cheetah is the fastest land animal.

Tiger is the largest cat species.

Good to know:

If you want to learn how to draw realism, visit my guide for drawing realism. It focuses on the 4 important fundamentals you should know and includes many examples.

A figurative drawing, describes an art borrowed or derived from objects that exist in reality, and therefore it will be descriptive or representative art.

Figurative drawing includes portraits, animals, landscapes and still-life drawings.

In this example, I drew from observation:

The next example is drawing from imagination:

For learning to draw from imagination, visit my guide on drawing from imagination.

The rubber sole of sneakers allows them to be stealthy, i.e., to sneak.

Here is my review and guide for recommended paper brands for drawing.

Arctic fox has thick fur that provides superb insulation.

The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal, with a diving speed of over 320 km/h (200 mph).

Pigeons have an extraordinary (and mysterious) ability to find their way home.

The pigeon is herbivorous, monogamous and intelligent.

Blue whale is the largest known animal ever to exist on Earth!

It is one of the loudest animals in nature, producing about 185 decibels. By comparison, a jet engine produces about 135 decibels.

Note:

If you like drawing the animal kingdom, you might like my guide for drawing insects.

The pencil was invented in the middle of the 16th century after finding graphite reservoirs in England.

The Italians thought of the idea of ​​circling the graphite bar with wood, and the Germans were the first to mass-produce pencils from the mid-17th century.

Faber-Castell is the world's largest pencil manufacturer and one of the oldest.

Depending on its size, one tree can produce about 300,000 pencils.

Pencils can write in zero gravity, upside down and even underwater!

For a list of equipment I use for drawing, visit my recommended drawing materials.

To understand depth, learn how to draw the illusion of depth (15 proven ways with examples).

If you struggle with drawing textures, read my realistic texture drawing guide.