April: Felidae, Week 1: Lions

(new animal will be posted up Monday April 5)

Caterpillar

inspired by artwork from Alice in Wonderland

March: Insects, Week 4: Caterpillar/Moth/Butterfly

Less specific this week. Draw any caterpillar/moth/butterfly that inspires you!

(new critter will be posted up Monday March 29th)

Two more late ones...

a more recent rhino beetle and...

a zebra..

Wasp week 3

did not com eout the way i liked it, but that's why I'm practicing

Relaxing

What would I do with all those legs? let at least two feet dangle, reading a book, slurping a drink scratching my belly at the same time.

Animal Dump

I've been watching this blog for a bit, but finally my itching hands overcame me. I started late so I'm trying to catch up by doing one a day. Hopefully I'll get them all over the next week. Here's my first batch.

March week 2: Rhinoceros Beetle

I'm a week behind....trying to catch up.

March Week 3: Wasps

GAAhhhhh.... Wasp the deal with all those legs?

March: Insects, Week 3: Wasp

(new critter will be posted up Monday March 22th)

March week 2: Rhinoceros Beetle

hello this is my first post, I'm a Animation Mentor student and I'm trying to draw as much as possible. This is made in Painter, usually I work with Photoshop but I want to learn Painter and I must say that I really like this program :).

March week 2 Rhinoceros Beetle

tablet pc quick sketch not to happy with it but this will force me to practice more

I DRAWED

there are a couple i really want to go back and draw from still, like the pastel faced monkey aliens. and those are perfect for class this week too so maybe tonight

FatBottomFlySects

March: Insects, Week 2: Rhinoceros Beetle

(new critter will be posted up Monday March 15th)

New and a Little Late

Will post quicker in the future. This is Jackie.

March wk1: Jess Morris, Praying Mantis

Week 1 Praying Mantis

Hello fellow artists, this is my first post on this blog my name is Leon, I am a inspiring animator, that has been on the computer for too long, so I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and I just miss good old paper. Did this sketch using green pencil and Japanese Pentel brush pen

Golden Lion Tamarin

March: Insects, Week 1: Praying Mantis

Onto insects! Be sure to explore the different kinds and also how they look when they are in defense mode! They open up these butterfly like wings and look like they are dancing. It's fantastic!

(new animal will be posted up Monday March 8th)

wk3 -Baboon - Plem.

pencil on paper, then i had bad lighting with my camera when i took the picture to upload it so started toying with it in photoshop...

February: Primates, Week 4: Golden Lion Tamarin

This is our last week of Primates and then onto Insects. Wow, that will be quite the change of pace! (If you know any interesting insects that might be fun to draw please comment here or send me an email.) I did my best to choose a wide range of primates all the way from size and color to personality. For our last one lets do the Golden Lion Tamarin! I love these little guys! There are two different kinds. There is is main kind which is the all orange and then the Golden Headed kind which are black with some orange sections. Have fun!

(new animal will be posted up Monday March 1st)

I just wanted to say you all are doing an amazing job! It has been so fun seeing everyones interpretation of each animal week after week! If you fall behind on some weeks don't worry about it, life gets busy. I am a few behind myself.. Just catch up when you can or just pick up on which ever animal is current when you have time again. If you haven't submitted anything at all yet, don't be shy.. feel free to jump in whenever you feel comfortable! And if you are just an observer of this blog please leave a comment here and there. It's nice to know who is out there and definitely helps keeps us motivated. Those of you who have been commenting - you're awesome, thanks! Keep up the good work everyone!!

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And if you are feeling super inspired this week, here are some bonus monkeys that are too good not to post:

Emperor Tamarin Monkey

Douc Langur Monkey

Golden Snub Nose Monkey

wk2 - Lemur by Lemmers

more indian ink, brush and a bit of pencil

wk1 - orangutan 2

playing with indian ink and brush

Feb wk 1: Louie Jones

falling waaaaaay behind - here's my king louie, i mean, orangutan -- and hopefully i'll get the lemur up soon >< but not before monday, because i'm off to tahoe for the weekend :P

feb baboon

still trying to figure out how to use these markers.

feb lemurs

zaboomafools

Feb wk 2: Jess Morris Le-mur

February: Primates, Week 3: Baboon

(new animal will be posted up Monday February 22nd)

Sketchbook Orangutans!

These are some sketches I did in my notebook. Nothing to fancy but I never realized how fun it was to draw matted orangutan hair/fur. I will definitely have to draw more of these awesome orange things!

February: Primates, Week 2: Lemur

(new animal will be posted up Monday February 15th)

Different type of lemurs:

• Alaotran Gentle Lemur
• Aye-Aye
• Indri
• Black and White Ruffed Lemur
• Red Ruffed Lemur
• Ring Tailed Lemur