Cute Baby Giraffe

Ello everyone! How are you guys? I am so happy right now because I had a terrible day, but all of your comments have really made me feel so much better! I've never had so many comments before, so I decided to upload this post early. I wasn't going to post until Saturday, but since I got into the mood, I decided, "Why not Friday and Saturday?" I'll try my best to continue to post as long as you guys support me! I'm so glad that there are at least a few of you out there that enjoy my posts, so thank you so much! I means the whole world to me when you just comment, +1, follow, etc... It may sound a bit over dramatic, but it's true.

Okay...what was going on again? Oh yeah, the tutorial! Okay, since you guys REALLY love the baby panda and baby elephant, I guess you guys want more baby animals. It's weird you guys love these things, but I love to draw them too so let's begin this!

(Did you notice the different font? I tried to do something new. :))

Supplies:

#2 pencil (DIXON recommended)

paper

color pencils

[The reason why I recommend a #2 pencil is that it shades better. If you want to use a lead pencil, you can, but it might not turn out as well.]

Step 1: Outlining! Make sure the lines are light. Don't take too much time outlining because you can change it later.

Step 2: Draw the details on the nose. Since explaining it would confuse you even more, just mimic the lines above. It shouldn't be too difficult. Then, draw two ovals for the eyes with vertical lines right above it. 

Step 3: Now, draw in the details within the body. All you have to do is draw lines on the feet, legs, body, and neck. Just follow the lines above and the details will be all ready.

Step 4: Now, draw the hair and other ear. The ear should just look like a bunch on thin triangles (Make sure the sizes are different.) Also, add some folds to the ear to add some realism.

Step 5: Then draw spots around the body. It should be irregular shapes, not perfect circles or ovals! Plus, make sure there are spaces between them, but if you'd like, some of the irregular shapes may be touching each other. Just don't do too many attaching with one another or it won't look like a giraffe.

Step 6: Final step! All you have to do is color and shade. Use a variety of color so it looks more realistic. See how I used different types of brown? Or, if you don't have that, maybe for some areas, press harder then other areas. It seems to make the picture gleam. 

....and here's the picture at a different angle. I'm sorry if the pictures are difficult to see because of the lighting. I was in a rush, so I didn't have much time to make it look better. For all of you who have OCD like me, you understand when you see something not perfect, and you REALLY want to fix it. Don't worry, I feel you.

Okkaaay, that's pretty much it. I think I'll begin to draw more human faces for you guys since it's also what you all have been viewing too. I know you all love the baby animals, but I can't do them forever. I want to try new things. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this short tutorial. I was in a rush, and if I was no help at all, I really apologize! Comment below what you'd like me to draw/ post next. It can be photography, drawing, recipes, anything you'd like, and I'll try my best to do so. Thank you all so much for viewing my posts and commenting!

(Plus,  I'm hoping to get 1,000 views by the end of August, so I would appreciate the help. Ugh...I'm beginning to ramble.)

I love you all so much. Mwah!

CLICK HERE  to see the original picture. I found it in Google images, and I thought it was just sooo cute!