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The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals

by Walter Foster Creative Team

March 2017

Beginner

240 pages

14h 15m

English

Walter Foster

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Tools & MaterialsGathering the BasicsAdditional SuppliesOther Ways to ShadePencil Lines & TexturesUnderstanding ValueWorking with Light & ShadowBeginning with Basic ShapesSimplifying with ShapesDrawing AccuratelyDuckCraneWildlife TexturesAnimal TexturesBearBurroSquirrelExperimenting with Different MediaParrot
DeerSquirrelExpressing EmotionRoosterRough CollieSketchbook SelectionsDrawing Animals in Action
Drawing AnimalsDrawing from PhotographsTracing & Grid MethodsDrawing from LifeDrawing from Nature
ElephantGazelleGiraffeIguanaBaboonAntelopeFlamingoToucanChimpanzeesLionGiant PandaAmerican ElkMooseBisonWolfRattlesnakePolar BearPenguins
RabbitsGuinea PigBudgerigarsRabbitFerretParrotSnake
Depicting DogsProportion & AnatomyFur Shading TechniquesMuzzlesPuppiesGreat DaneIrish SetterEnglish Springer SpanielShar-Pei PuppyEnglish BulldogDoberman PinscherGolden RetrieverFocusing on Contrast
Rendering CatsAnatomy & ProportionThe Cat’s HeadShading TechniquesFeline FeaturesPaws & TailsPersian CatTabby CatShort-Haired CatsCommon BehaviorsKittens in ActionClimbing Kitten
Anatomy & ProportionTechniquesEyes & MuzzlesEars & HoovesExamining ProfilesBasic ProfileArabian PortraitPonyFoal’s BodyArabianShetland PonyAmerican Quarter HorseStandardbred TrotterHorse & Rider in ActionThe JumpAmerican Saddlebred & Rider
CompositionPerspective BasicsForeshorteningCreating a Focal PointDepth & Significance of Landscape ElementsVertical LandscapesComposing Animal ScenesKangarooAsian ElephantKoalaAchieving a Likeness
Getting StartedBunnyWhich Way?Cute CharactersCritter CrazyRealistic RoverCreature FeaturesBeastie BodiesThe Human TouchDress ‘Em UpIt’s Alive!Creating a Model Sheet

ToucanKittenPuppyShetland SheepdogLeopard

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CATS

RENDERING CATS

Striped cats are great subjects for pencil drawings because their patterned fur is so interesting and graphic that it makes quite an impact, even in black and white. And the flexibility of pencil allows you to draw both the fine hairs on your household tabby and the bold markings of a Bengal tiger. Just don’t make the mistake of concentrating so much on the pattern of the fur that you lose sight of the animal’s form. Study the diagram below and keep it in mind when drawing your feline portraits.