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Learn to create strikingly realistic animal drawings in colored pencil beginning with basic shapes.
Drawing: Animals in Colored Pencil shows you how to render a variety of beautiful animals in graphite pencil, with tips on choosing drawing materials, building with basic shapes, and shading and coloring to develop form and realism. In this comprehensive, 40-page book, accomplished artist Debra Kauffman Yaun shares her artistic insights and techniques.
The book opens with essential information on choosing art tools and materials, understanding color theory, and creating basic pencil strokes. It then covers special colored pencil techniques, such as hatching, burnishing, layering, and blending. Finally, the author demonstrates how to accurately depict an assortment of adorable animals––including favorite family pets, wildlife, and birds––in a series of clear, step-by-step lessons. In-depth, easy-to-follow instructions allow aspiring artists to develop their drawing skills, guiding them from simple sketches to the final flourishes.
The included drawing projects are:RoosterShetland sheepdogGray squirrelHorseLory birdLeopardMaine coon catAlpacaBox turtleRed foxThe How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Animals in Colored Pencil allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.
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Animals in Colored Pencil
Animals are some of my favorite subjects to draw. If you love animals as I do, you will have no trouble finding the excitement and inspiration needed for great drawings. To help you get started, the book begins with helpful information
about colored pencil tools and techniques. Then I will guide you step by step through a number of projects—from wild animals and farm animals to adorable pets. You will also find helpful information on drawing specific animal features in detail, such as fur and eyes. As you follow the lessons in this book, you’ll discover that colored pencils are easy to use and provide you with a good amount of control over your strokes. They are also a convenient medium; artists with limited time can stop and restart projects easily, and artists-on-the-go will find them to be very portable. So grab your paper and pencils, and let’s get started!
—Debra Kauffman Yaun
Shetland Sheepdog
When blocking in the Sheltie’s abundant fur, make sure your lines follow the direction of hair growth and reflect the curves of the dog’s body. Use dark colors and firm pressure for the darkest fur, while leaving the lightest areas white.
Horse
Take note of the many textures in this horse’s profile: the shine on the mane and body; the prickly whiskers; and the smooth leather and metallic rings on the bridle.
Lory
Using multiple shades of red for this lory, learn to create highlights and depth with subtle blending and shading techniques. Very sharp pencils will allow for the crisp detail around the eye and in the definition of the feathers.
Leopard
Pay close attention to perspective when drawing this leopard’s facial features, as the head is turned at a three-quarter angle. Draw curved guidelines in the earlier steps to remind you of the leopard’s body position. To look natural, the spots must follow the form of the body.
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing; Revised edition (May 7, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 40 pages
ISBN-10 : 1633227871
ISBN-13 : 978-1633227873
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 10.25 x 0.13 x 13.75 inches
