Daily Sketchbook 2/28

Below you will find an elephant.

I know, cool.

Today's task is to draw this elephant. Sure, you should pay attention to proportions, and IF you get to the point of shading, pay attention to values as well. Remember, though, that I do not expect you to "finish" a drawing in 15 minutes. Please don't race through this to have it "done" - you can always come back to it later.
Please draw the elephant above in such an orientation that you can draw other things balancing on its back in the future (so I would draw it lower on the page myself).

But first, please click on THIS LINK and read what I have to say there (which is a work in progress, and without all of the answers - so keep that in mind please).

Daily Sketchbook 12/15

Get out your pen and ink and your sketchbook.
Yes, your real, old school, dip pen and ink.
Do not draw out your sketch in pencil before you begin.
Use one of the images below as your inspiration.
Get as far as you can in your fifteen minutes.
Have fun.