Around the World in 80 Animals – No. 10 – Wild Cards!
Recording is posted here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/academy#aroundworldseries (you can find all recorded sessions for past “Around the World” workshops there)
And it's a wrap! Around the World in 80 Animals No. 10 ended with. . . . the Pink Fairy Armadillo! Yes, it's true: you have lived your whole life not knowing there exists a hamster-sized pink fairy armadillo . . . Link is below for the free recording of this fun session (and all the sessions of this series and the 80 Trees before that) on my Nature Journal Academy.
What's the next series, you ask? Drumrolllllll>>>> Rocks, Fossils, and Formations! First date to be announced soon.
Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we are traveling the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more! This is the final installment of this subject — and No. 80 is super fun.
No. 10: Wild Cards
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: For plants I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend a full sketchbook, or larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: One of the critters might do best on toned or black paper with white gel pen, white charcoal, or white gouache for sketching. I used a small square of black paper and glued it into my journal.
Length: 2 hours