How to Draw Alligators
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Alligators are amazing creatures.
I live near a wildlife preserve and I have heard of several alligators that live there. Fishermen tell stories of their shining eyes peering at them during the night. |
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I first got into drawing alligators when I began illustrating chldren's books. An author came to me and told me his story about a couple of alligators named Charlie and Minnie who lived in the bayou and were visited by a martian. Several years later I was approached by a writer who wanted to make a cartoon about alligators. I asked Don Howard, who did this lesson, to design the characters for the cartoon called Me and Jessie D. Don created the character designs for the cartoon and I managed the animaton production.
The alligators in that cartoon were named Boo and Jessie D.
Now let's get started with the "How to Draw Alligators"
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Cartoon Alligator Drawing Tutorial Step 1:
Draw three circles to place the alligators head, shoulders and hips.
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Cartoon Alligator Drawing Tutorial Step 2:
Draw the alligators snout and connect the major body areas with curved lines.
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Cartoon Alligator Drawing Tutorial Step 3:
Give your alligator a tail and some legs to stand on.
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Cartoon Alligator Drawing Tutorial Step 4:
Draw a crooked mouth, some himps for the eyes and eye brows and give your alligator some feet.
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Cartoon Alligator Drawing Tutorial Step 5:
Refine your alligator drawing and erase the shapes you usedt to establish his proportions.
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Cartoon Alligator Drawing Tutorial Step 6:
Complete your alligator by detailing his skin and refining his outline. you can use a marker or dark pencil. Simple cross hatching helps indicate the ridges on his back side. Alligators also have wrinkles in their skin around the joints. Adding a nostril and some lines on the snout helps compete his face.
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"How to Draw Alligator!"
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