This is how I draw a bunny, for those that wanna have a go. Please post your pics if you do try Sorry for the pic quality, I was snapping with the digicam as I drew.
Step 1. Find a model
My advice, start with a photo... bunnies wriggle way to much. You need a side on shot. If you draw looking down at an angle then it will look really weird. This pics okay apart from his head is looking away a bit but I figure we can fill that in to look normal.
Step 2. Forget your drawing a bunny
Bunnies are really complicated so first I look for shapes that are easy to draw. That way I get the rough proportions of the body etc. right and the angles. Compare how big each part is with another and where lines start. For example to front legs start about half way between the floor and the neck.
See no piccy and already it looks vaguely bunny shaped...
Step 3. Start Drawing
Draw out those shapes from step number 2. Don't worry if your bunny looks a bit square. You can remove those lines later. Don't try to be too neat draw quickly. If you get a line in the wrong place draw another one. Took me a few goes to get the right curve for the back legs - probably because I was looking at the bunny instead of the curve.
Step 4. Round off your bunny - the head
Look at the shapes/edges in more detail. There is a slight rise above the eye and at the tip of the nose. The line for the nostril angles up and the cheek has a curve. The back of the head isn't a smooth line - when in doubt draw a few quick squiggles - looks more hairy that way anyway.
Step 5. The body
Look at the leg shape, they don't go straight down, and they are wider at the top than bottom. Look at the angles of the lines compared to each other instead of trying to draw a leg. Along the back you've got a bit of a hump for the shoulder and hip bones. Then a smooth curve between.
Step 6. The Feet
Look how the feet line up. Rabbits front feet sit between their back feet. That means the back foot is slightly closer to us (lower down the page) that the front foot. So in order of closeness you have left back foot, left front foot, right front foot, right back foot. If you were looking absolutely straight on to the side you would only see one back/front foot - but this way makes it look more 3d.
Step 7. The eye.
Rabbits, as you know, have a brown eye with a black centre. I've drawn the brown and black circle and the smallest circle is for the part I'm going to leave white as a reflection of the light - makes it look more real. Colour the black part darker (leaving the white circle) and the brown part lighter.
Note - eyes aren't diamond shaped. Rabbit eyes are quite round - have a look at your bunny for ideas - draw the shapes not the eye.
Step 8. The Ear & Finish
Just finished off the ear. Note the top isn't really pointy it's quite round/flat on top. The bulge at the back is lower than the front. A little shadding where the ear base is makes it look more ear like.
Okay now your turn!
Step 1. Find a model
My advice, start with a photo... bunnies wriggle way to much. You need a side on shot. If you draw looking down at an angle then it will look really weird. This pics okay apart from his head is looking away a bit but I figure we can fill that in to look normal.
Step 2. Forget your drawing a bunny
Bunnies are really complicated so first I look for shapes that are easy to draw. That way I get the rough proportions of the body etc. right and the angles. Compare how big each part is with another and where lines start. For example to front legs start about half way between the floor and the neck.
See no piccy and already it looks vaguely bunny shaped...
Step 3. Start Drawing
Draw out those shapes from step number 2. Don't worry if your bunny looks a bit square. You can remove those lines later. Don't try to be too neat draw quickly. If you get a line in the wrong place draw another one. Took me a few goes to get the right curve for the back legs - probably because I was looking at the bunny instead of the curve.
Step 4. Round off your bunny - the head
Look at the shapes/edges in more detail. There is a slight rise above the eye and at the tip of the nose. The line for the nostril angles up and the cheek has a curve. The back of the head isn't a smooth line - when in doubt draw a few quick squiggles - looks more hairy that way anyway.
Step 5. The body
Look at the leg shape, they don't go straight down, and they are wider at the top than bottom. Look at the angles of the lines compared to each other instead of trying to draw a leg. Along the back you've got a bit of a hump for the shoulder and hip bones. Then a smooth curve between.
Step 6. The Feet
Look how the feet line up. Rabbits front feet sit between their back feet. That means the back foot is slightly closer to us (lower down the page) that the front foot. So in order of closeness you have left back foot, left front foot, right front foot, right back foot. If you were looking absolutely straight on to the side you would only see one back/front foot - but this way makes it look more 3d.
Step 7. The eye.
Rabbits, as you know, have a brown eye with a black centre. I've drawn the brown and black circle and the smallest circle is for the part I'm going to leave white as a reflection of the light - makes it look more real. Colour the black part darker (leaving the white circle) and the brown part lighter.
Note - eyes aren't diamond shaped. Rabbit eyes are quite round - have a look at your bunny for ideas - draw the shapes not the eye.
Step 8. The Ear & Finish
Just finished off the ear. Note the top isn't really pointy it's quite round/flat on top. The bulge at the back is lower than the front. A little shadding where the ear base is makes it look more ear like.
Okay now your turn!