Icons of the Amboseli

Craig with a backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro

This is a sketch of the late Craig who was one of the world's largest super tuskers alongside the world's highest free standing volcano Mount Kilimanjaro as a back drop.

Both were often seen together in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. I've added a couple of egrets that frequently followed in Craig's foot steps as he disturbed the surronding insects.

I have sketched this image of Craig in the medium of Pastel on a PastelMat paper.

Below are a sequence of images showing how I sketched Craig and Mt Kilimanjaro

I've lightly sketched in the details of Craig with the horizon line of Mt Kilimanjaro and Mawenzi

I've started with a clear blue sky along with a darker blue for the full mountain range

I've now added some low lying clouds with some background detail to the lower slopes

I'm just adding some more bush and a suggestion of small game into the background

I've started on Craig's right ear and have added one of his constant companions, an egret

I've now worked in his largest right tusk then worked down the front of his leading leg

Craig is gradually emerging from my work easel

I'm now adding the rear and front leg behind his trunk

Now I've added in the back leg and also the second of his tusks along with another egret

Here I'm at my easel working on Craig's ear using my hand cross-rest

I'm starting to complete the left hand side of Craig's ear and then moving onto his stomach

I've added to the side of his stomach then moved onto the tip of his trunk and worked upwards

Just stepping back from the image on the easel

Here I've been working on the upper part of his trunk then moving onto his forehead

I've now lightened Craig slightly before moving onto the back and foreground

Here I'm standing by my finished sketch

Beautifully scanned and framed by Framers Gallery