How To Draw Snakes – A Beginner’s Guide

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Snakes Made Easy

Unlock the captivating forms and intricate details of snakes in this class. Snakes offer a unique challenge with their sinuous bodies, scales, and dynamic poses. This class is designed to help you understand and accurately depict snake anatomy, enabling you to create lifelike and expressive snake drawings.

We’ll begin by exploring the basic anatomy of snakes, breaking down their bodies into simple shapes to facilitate easy sketching. You’ll learn about foreshortening and how to apply it to render snakes in various perspectives, from overhead views to challenging frontal poses. 

Through guided practice, you’ll develop the skills to draw different snake species, each with their unique characteristics. By the end of the session, you’ll have the confidence and techniques to bring these fascinating creatures to your artwork.

What You Will Learn:

  • Fundamentals of snake anatomy and proportion
  • Breaking down snake bodies into basic shapes for easier drawing
  • Techniques for achieving accurate foreshortening in snake poses
  • Drawing snakes from overhead (basic) and frontal (advanced) perspectives
  • Identifying and illustrating unique features of various snake species
  • Practicing dynamic poses and movement in snake drawings
  • Enhancing your sketches with shading and texture to depict scales realistically

Supplies You’ll Need:

  • Sketchbook or Drawing Paper
  • Pencils: A range of HB to 6B pencils for varying shades and textures
  • Erasers: Kneaded eraser and vinyl eraser for corrections and highlights
  • Blending Tools: Blending stumps or tortillons for smooth shading
  • Sharpener: To maintain pencil points for detailed work
  • Reference library

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Class Details:

  • Step-By-Step Tutorial
  • Online Class With Replay Access

Course Level: Beginner
Run Time: 2 Hours

Meet Your Instructor:

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

Shelby Abrahamsen

Foxsy, Co-Founder
Blogger at LittleCoffeeFox.com

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Lawanna Lawrence Bean
Posted 1 month ago
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Interesting class. The best part was seeing Pearl steal the show! Loved it!

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lhigham
Posted 1 month ago
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Shelby gave so many New Facts about Snakes I learned so much today All of her Drawings were Great also

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Lois D
Posted 1 month ago
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We know that snakes have volume, but how do we indicate volume when drawing? Shelby explains and demonstrates exactly how to achieve volume that levels up your drawing!

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