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Here is the Elk Tutorial requested by Scylothia [link] (I don’t know how to link a picture), before anything is asked I just want to add some points.1. These are not the definite facts on antler growth, there will always be some exceptions. Some elk have upwards cups (But ONLY red deer have the 3 prong cup), some red deer may have open cups. These steps are based on my own observations while I have been studying and drawing deer and elk.
2. I understand this is only part of a tutorial, I do not do into body, partly because I have never done a tutorial before and secondly because I have spent so long in learning antlers I find them the hardest obstacle for starting to draw deer.
3. Finally, I apologise for the hunting photo below, I do not endorse hunting for sport in any way I just think this picture is a good for showing the curves in the tines of Elk. I do not wish to cause a debate over the topic of game hunting.
With that out of the way, enjoy
I hope it helps you in your drawing!
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Thank you! I made good use of you tutorial here; Handy Distraction
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Antlers... gosh i ADORE antlers!! they're always so spectacluar! And those antlers from the hunter... WOAH! would have liked to see how he walked through the forest though... lol like a forest spirit XD (not that i a anti hunting! hunting is amazing
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I know a lot of old hunting techniques used to involved chasing stags towards forests where the trees prevent them from entering. So I think that's why most stags of that size stay in the open fields. He is pretty stunning though
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o: woah smart!! poor 'little' stag lol. but really smart technique!
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Thank you, its from many years of frustration/torn up pictures of attempts to draw them
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Elk antlers seam so much easier now~
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Do you have any suggestions for drawing moose antlers? I've been trying for 3 hours straight and can't seem to get the perspective correct. I'd really appreciate some help - finding tutorials on drawing antlers is hard.
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One of the reasons I do not attempt moose it because I find their antlers tricky, but I would not mind trying again and get the hang of it. I have found them similar to Fallow antlers in terms of the palm like shapes, I will try a few sketches and post them when I can
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Thank you, I really appreciate it.
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I am currently working on the Moose antlers, but they are tricky things
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That hunting picture.. OH MY GOD THEIR ANTLERS ARE BIGGER THAN A MAN!!
Wow.. thanks for showing that, I would of never known!
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LOL they certainly can be quite impressive, I have never seen an Elk up close before but I know people who have and their back height is about 5ft is not higher. I am not sure as to the height of this man, but I am certain Elk antlers can be pretty spectacular
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This is just the thing I'v been looking for! I'm anal about animal anatomy being correct, and elk horns have been a total mystery to me 
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wow this is amazing the detail is awesome!!!!
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Will you be making a second tutorial to partner this one? I find this very, very helpful as one of my characters is very elk-like. Thank you very much for sharing your observations! I am sure many others also appreciate this!
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Thank you for your wonderful comments ^^
I have been thinking about making a tutorial about elk colouring (but this one sorta shows the colours) Other than that I was thinking about drawing a turotial of deer antlers, how to classify different species and not mix them up
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Oh, now that antler tutorial sounds neat-o; I bet that'd be extremely helpful, haha! 
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Well the two here are to show the distinction between red deer and elk (two different species) The most common colouration in elk is the cream with dark legs and mane with a white rump, the shade of the body will vary from brown to grey but there is always a darker mane and white rump
Oh and they have a white/lighter coloured bottom lip
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Ah ok, an American elk is a wapiti. Because an elk is a moose for Europeans. And I was confused of how your "moose" looks 
I love how you draw antlers :3
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LOL, thanks ^^
Yeha, moose and Elk are really tricked when you move between continents, an American Moose is a European Elk and an American Elk can also be called a Wapiti, very confusing
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I've been practicing Deers, horses and
other Ungulates for awhile so this is a big help!
Thankyou very much for making this!
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Awesome tutorial! I enjoyed learning mostly about the antlers! xD
Those elk have really huge antlers!
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Very informative! One question though; what is the difference between an elk and a sambar?
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Sambar deer are a lot smaller, they prefer forests and less open spaces than elk do. They are solitary unlike elk that live in groups and have a more dirty brown colour instead of the paler colour of an elk.
Finally in their antlers, a Sambars anlers will grow only 6 point (3 on each) and will not grow any more (at least I have no seen it before). The antlers vary in size and length, but not in the number of tines. Elk on the other hand can have a varying amount of points depening on age, anywhere from 6-20 in total (3-10 on each antler).
Thanks for the compliments, hope this helps
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It really does! I'm glad to have found a deer specialist at last. Everyone seems to be a wolf expert these days...
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Ooooh, this is -very- helpful ^^ I'll be using it for certain.
Also, do you do fallow deer? I spot them a lot during my holidays in the northern parts of the Netherlands (it's my home country), they're very lovely
Can't wait to see a red deer in the wild sometime, they should be easily spotted in the Veluwe, which isn't too far away from where I live
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I have drawn fallow deer, but I do not find them as fun as most others as they have palm-like antlers with not as many single tines. But perhaps I should do a little tutorial on the different types of deer antlers
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Ooooh, that would be -very- helpful
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I am obsessed with drawing elk and wolves...
and I agree with you: sport hunters suck!
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Awesome tutorial!
Thank you for uploading. ^^
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Thank you so much for making this tutorial!
I'm currently writing a script for a graphic novel that involves both elk and red deer, and this tutorial has helped a ton. Everything is explained in detail and is very easy to understand.
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This tutorial I was looking for a long time now. Thanks!
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