A ram skull with curled horns

A study of a ram skull with two curled ridged horns and deep bone cavities on textured paper. Establish the skull center line, eye sockets and elongated nasal structure.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the construction

   Establish the skull center line, eye sockets and elongated nasal structure.

2. Resolve the main structure

   Curve two horns outward and back around the sides of the skull.

3. Develop the detail

   Follow each horn with growth ridges and resolve the upper-jaw bone planes.

4. Control the values

   Deepen hollow sockets and horn overlaps while preserving pale bone highlights.

A small thing to tryCheck that both horns emerge from the skull before refining their ridges.