Here you will find tutorials on how to draw an elephant, step-by-step! This will include easy, medium and more difficult advanced drawings. There will be drawings using marker, pencil, colored pencils, and shading.
We will start with the easiest tutorials, and move on to the more difficult ones with each one.
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This first elephant drawing tutorial is a very simple and easy elephant. There is nothing to color, and it can be done in marker.
Easy Elephant Drawing with Color
This next tutorial will be an easy elephant drawing, but will have color to complete the drawing.
Draw an Elephant Using Numbers
Elephant drawing with numbers
This tutorial will feature drawing an elephant using the numbers 2 and 3. It’s a simple drawing but is slightly more advanced than the first two. A sharpie or marker is used for the drawing.
Simple Grey Elephant Drawing
Simple grey elephant drawing
This next tutorial is a simple grey elephant and is a little more realistic looking, without being too hard.
Elephant Drawing from the Side
Elephant drawing from the side
This tutorial is a medium difficulty drawing of an elephant from the side. This should be a good one to try after you have successfully completed the easier drawings.
Simple Elephant Drawing from the Front
Elephant drawing from front
This tutorial will now be an elephant drawing from the front. It is also a medium difficulty drawing.
Realistic Elephant Drawing from Side
This is a slightly more advanced tutorial and is a pretty realistic elephant, drawn from the side. It also uses pencil shading.
Realistic Elephant Drawing
Realistic Elephant Drawing Tutorial
This is a more advanced elephant drawing tutorial. In this step-by-step, you will learn to draw a realistic elephant, with pencil shading.
Advanced Elephant Drawing in Colored Pencil
Realistic elephant in colored pencils
This last tutorial is the most advanced elephant drawing. It features color and uses colored pencils.
You can draw a hard elephant by following the last three tutorials on this page. You can also find more guides on drawing a hard elephant at How to Draw a Realistic Elephant.
