The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals: More than 200 drawing techniques, tips & lessons for rendering lifelike animals in graphite and colored pencil (The Complete Book of ...)

With helpful tips and easy to follow step-by-step lessons, The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals is the perfect resource for artists looking to hone their drawing style and technique. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals starts with a thorough introduction to the essential tools and materials artists need to get started, including different types of pencils, sketchbooks, papers, erasers, and more. This helpful resource features dozens of comprehensive drawing lessons designed to teach aspiring artists how to draw a variety of animals, from lifelike pet portraits to zoo and safari animals. Artists will discover the fundamentals of drawing and techniques for rendering realistic animal textures, such as fur, feathers, whiskers, manes, and hair; creating volume; shading; developing a composition; and mastering perspective, all with the goal of drawing dozens of lifelike animals in graphite and colored pencil. Cover Half Title Title Copyright CONTENTS OBSERVING & DRAWING ANIMALS Tools & Materials Gathering the Basics Additional Supplies Other Ways to Shade Pencil Lines & Textures Understanding Value Working with Light & Shadow Beginning with Basic Shapes Simplifying with Shapes Drawing Accurately Duck Crane Wildlife Textures Animal Textures Bear Burro Squirrel Experimenting with Different Media Parrot LEARNING TO SEE Deer Squirrel Expressing Emotion Rooster Rough Collie Sketchbook Selections Drawing Animals in Action ANIMALS OF THE WORLD Drawing Animals Drawing from Photographs Tracing & Grid Methods Drawing from Life Drawing from Nature WILD ANIMALS Elephant Gazelle Giraffe Iguana Baboon Antelope Flamingo Toucan Chimpanzees Lion Giant Panda American Elk Moose Bison Wolf Rattlesnake Polar Bear Penguins PETS Rabbits Guinea Pig Budgerigars Rabbit Ferret Parrot Snake DOGS Depicting Dogs Proportion & Anatomy Fur Shading Techniques Muzzles Puppies Great Dane Irish Setter English Springer Spaniel Shar-Pei Puppy English Bulldog Doberman Pinscher Golden Retriever Focusing on Contrast CATS Rendering Cats Anatomy & Proportion The Cat’s Head Shading Techniques Feline Features Paws & Tails Persian Cat Tabby Cat Short-Haired Cats Common Behaviors Kittens in Action Climbing Kitten HORSE Anatomy & Proportion Techniques Eyes & Muzzles Ears & Hooves Examining Profiles Basic Profile Arabian Portrait Pony Foal’s Body Arabian Shetland Pony American Quarter Horse Standardbred Trotter Horse & Rider in Action The Jump American Saddlebred & Rider ANIMAL PORTRAITS Composition Perspective Basics Foreshortening Creating a Focal Point Depth & Significance of Landscape Elements Vertical Landscapes Composing Animal Scenes Kangaroo Asian Elephant Koala Achieving a Likeness CARTOON ANIMALS Getting Started Bunny Which Way? Cute Characters Critter Crazy Realistic Rover Creature Features Beastie Bodies The Human Touch Dress ‘Em Up It’s Alive! Creating a Model Sheet DRAWING ANIMALS IN COLORED PENCIL Toucan Kitten Puppy Shetland Sheepdog Leopard