After having a baby in the summer of 2014 I decided that it was time I brake free of my boring web design career and started drawing. I began with the letter ‘A’ and drew an Armadillo and with one animal drawing per day I made my way through all alphabet letters.

I wanted to create something new for my son, something that he could someday look at and be proud of his dad. I was so sick of looking at terribly illustrated baby books that decided it was time to create my own cool drawings that I could compile into an animal alphabet book.

In order to accomplish my goal of one drawing idea per day, I challenged my friend and fellow illustrator to post our latest animal letter drawings on Instagram every day before midnight with #SketchAZduel. What ensued turned out far better than expected.

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E is for Elephant

Sketchbook with a detailed animal drawing of an elephant, paintbrushes, and a pen on a white desk for animal letter A day.

Sketchbook with a detailed animal drawing of an elephant, paintbrushes, and a pen on a white desk for animal letter A day. - 1

Animals that start with e .

F is for Fox

Watercolor painting of a curled fox illustrating animal letter A day to teach the alphabet with art supplies nearby.

Watercolor painting of a curled fox illustrating animal letter A day to teach the alphabet with art supplies nearby. - 2

H is for Hawk

Sketchpad with brown bird drawing surrounded by acrylic paints and brushes in an animal letter a day alphabet teaching setup

Sketchpad with brown bird drawing surrounded by acrylic paints and brushes in an animal letter a day alphabet teaching setup - 3

J is for Jaguar

Intricate animal alphabet illustration in warm tones on sketchbook, part of animal letter A day drawing series for teaching alphabet.

Intricate animal alphabet illustration in warm tones on sketchbook, part of animal letter A day drawing series for teaching alphabet. - 4

K is for Koi

Hand drawing a colorful fish on a sketchpad, illustrating an animal for letter A to teach the alphabet creatively.

Hand drawing a colorful fish on a sketchpad, illustrating an animal for letter A to teach the alphabet creatively. - 5

O is for Octopus

Sketchbook featuring a detailed octopus drawing, part of an animal letter a day series to teach the alphabet.

Sketchbook featuring a detailed octopus drawing, part of an animal letter a day series to teach the alphabet. - 6

P is for Peacock

Illustration of a peacock from animal alphabet drawings, showcasing creative art to teach the alphabet with animal letters.

Illustration of a peacock from animal alphabet drawings, showcasing creative art to teach the alphabet with animal letters. - 7

Q is for Quetzal

Sketchbook with an animal alphabet illustration of a stylized bird, surrounded by art supplies and snacks on a black desk.

Sketchbook with an animal alphabet illustration of a stylized bird, surrounded by art supplies and snacks on a black desk. - 8

R is for Rabbit

Hand drawing an animal illustration in black ink, focusing on creative animal letter A art for teaching the alphabet.

Hand drawing an animal illustration in black ink, focusing on creative animal letter A art for teaching the alphabet. - 9

S is for Sea Turtle

Sketchbook page with a detailed drawing of a sea turtle, illustrating animal letter A for alphabet learning.

Sketchbook page with a detailed drawing of a sea turtle, illustrating animal letter A for alphabet learning. - 10

T is for Trout

Illustration of a colorful fish with water splash, drawn as part of animal letter A day to teach the alphabet.

Illustration of a colorful fish with water splash, drawn as part of animal letter A day to teach the alphabet. - 11

U is for Unua

Illustration of a sloth on sketchbook paper, part of animal alphabet drawings to teach the alphabet daily.

Illustration of a sloth on sketchbook paper, part of animal alphabet drawings to teach the alphabet daily. - 12

V is for Vulture

Colorful hand-drawn animal illustration of eagle head with drawing tools on white paper for animal letter A day teaching.

Colorful hand-drawn animal illustration of eagle head with drawing tools on white paper for animal letter A day teaching. - 13

X is for X-ray Fish

Illustrated fish drawing with detailed line work, part of an animal letter a day series teaching the alphabet.

Illustrated fish drawing with detailed line work, part of an animal letter a day series teaching the alphabet. - 14

Y is for Yak

Hand drawing a stylized animal illustration with blue and beige colors for animal alphabet teaching letters.

Hand drawing a stylized animal illustration with blue and beige colors for animal alphabet teaching letters. - 15

Z is for Zebra

Black ink zebra animal alphabet illustration on spiral sketchbook, part of animal letter A drawing to teach the alphabet.

Black ink zebra animal alphabet illustration on spiral sketchbook, part of animal letter A drawing to teach the alphabet. - 16

Me and my son Theo

Father teaching alphabet by drawing one animal letter A day, holding his baby outdoors in a nature setting

Father teaching alphabet by drawing one animal letter A day, holding his baby outdoors in a nature setting - 17

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