Draw the Mythical Animals from the Harry Potter Books
Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to
draw magical animals in a lifelike way, just like the
professionals do it?
 Well,
that's what this site is all about. We're going to learn
how to draw unicorns, dragons, gryphons - and even a magical
Three-Headed dog like the one J. K. Rowling called Fluffy.
Wow - even a werewolf, and a famous owl...
If you practice a lot, your drawings
will be so interesting and lifelike that your friends
will beg you for copies of them!
We won't learn how to draw magical animals
by copying the pictures in books. That can be fun for a
little while, but what if you want to draw something so
different and interesting that you can't find a picture
to copy? Stick around, and I'll show you how professional
artists draw lifelike animals, even magical animals like
dragons and three-headed dogs.
Listen - if you use your own imagination, and watch for
great ideas in books and movies, you can then do the research
you need to do in order to make your drawings come alive!
I'm going to show you how.
I know you're serious about learning to draw animals
You don't just want to do a "nice" drawing,
you want to create great drawings, don't you? So
what does it take?
It actually takes less magic than most people think
I don't know who started the myth that only a few specially
talented people could learn to draw. There are even some
art teachers out there who believe that. But if you learned
how to draw the alphabet, and are able to write a sentence
that other people can read, you can learn how to draw.
It just takes lots of practice, and some guidance from
people who have learned a few tricks.
In a way it's a lot like learning to play baseball
- you need to train your eye to see better than
you ever have before, and you need to train your fingers
and hands to move the way you want them to. The
first time you took a swing at a baseball, you probably
missed. So don't expect to become a professional artist
overnight. But if you are willing to make a few mistakes,
and keep on trying, you will soon become very good at
drawing these wonderful animals (and you'll even be able
to draw real animals if you want to!)
One big reason many people don't believe they can draw
is that they think it's cheating to look at the thing
they're trying to draw! That's not cheating, it's
what every professional artist does!
Now, does that mean that everyone who has the patience
and the willingness to learn will become a famous artist?
No, not necessarily. But what it does mean is that,
if you are willing to practice, and to make mistakes,
you will very shortly be drawing far better than just
about anyone you know, and that your friends and family
and teachers will be amazed.
People may ask you for copies of your drawings, beg you
to make special ones just for them, and request that you
make drawings for the school newsletter or your club's
brochure. So, even if you don't become world famous,
you can still get a huge amount of personal satisfaction
from your drawings. You can also give wonderful, thoughtful
gifts to people you care about, without spending hardly
any money.
Soon, your drawings, (after you have practiced just a
little), will seem almost magical to the people who see
them. Even more so, since the animals you will be practicing
on are themselves magical!
 Materials
Don't tell anyone, but it doesn't cost hardly anything
to learn to draw and create wonderful works of art. To
start out, all you need is some cheap paper without lines
(copy paper is fine) and some pencils. The #2 pencils
that are used in schools are perfectly OK - you don't
need to go to the art store and buy special ones. You
should find a good eraser, though, because the ones that
come with your pencils are not big enough, and soon wear
out. That's it! That's all the materials you need to draw.
Is it legal to have so much fun for such a small amount
of money?
You might also want to learn how to draw these critters...
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 Drawing
Lessons:
Draw Fluffy
Draw a Dragon
Draw a Werewolf
Draw an Owl
Draw a Unicorn
Draw a Gryphon
Draw a Snake
Draw a Rat
Draw a Cat
Weird Animals:
Aye-Aye
Echidna
Hooded Seal
Platypus
Sloth
Silly Games and Movies:
Critter Game
Animal Track Quiz
Aesop's Fables
The Really Big
Bird
Meet the Artist
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