A lemur with a curved tail

A study of a seated ring-tailed lemur with hands on its knees and a long banded tail on textured paper. Place the upright torso, smaller head and bent knees.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the main forms

   Place the upright torso, smaller head and bent knees.

2. Build the structure

   Rest the hands on the knees and sweep the complete tail beside the body.

3. Develop selected details

   Map the face patches and broad tail bands with selective gray at overlaps.

A small thing to tryKeep the long tail curve separate from the feet so the pose stays readable.