The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals
More than 200 drawing techniques, tips & lessons for rendering lifelike animals in graphite and colored pencil
1st Edition
Published on 2. March 2017
240 pages
978-1-63322-403-2 (ISBN)
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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.
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.
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English
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New York
United States
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
50 color & 450 b-w photos
ISBN-13
978-1-63322-403-2 (9781633224032)
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The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals
More than 200 drawing techniques, tips & lessons for rendering lifelike animals in graphite and colored pencil
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Content
- Intro
- 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
- HORSES
- 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
