Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Animals: Simple Techniques for Creating Animals with Personality - Includes 66 Step-by-Step Tutorials

✍ Scribed by Amarilys Henderson

• Publisher: Quarry Books
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 586
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Animals presents practical and creative techniques for drawing and painting animals in a variety of mediums and styles, from realistic to cartoon.

With accessible, encouraging guidance from Amarilys Henderson—artist, popular online instructor, and author of Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces—explore:

• Basic Supplies. Learn about the sketching and painting mediums you’ll use in your work, including watercolor, inks, gouache, and markers.
• Essential Elements. Discover the scope of animals’ sizes, shapes, and features, from nose to tail.
• Emotion and Expression. Learn how to adjust basic shapes, postures, and poses to convey a range of animal emotions and expressions, from sly and sneaky to angry to curious.
• Animal Tutorials. Draw and paint more than 30 animals—from favorites like horses, bunnies, and birds to exotics like cheetahs, rhinos, and koalas—and investigate 11 different “style twists,” including using color in unique ways, enhancing cuteness, and playing with other mediums.

As you discover your creative options, you’ll find that working small is an easy way to relieve pressure and open yourself to play as well as to learning the techniques and approaches that Amarilys shares in this book.

Find your favorite way to portray a variety of animals, from cute little critters to big, strong beasts, in Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Animals!

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Animal Essentials
Basic Supplies
Animal Forms
Animalistic Elements
Emotion & Expression
Animal Tutorials
Long & Strong
Deer • Horse • Zebra
Style Twist: Fantastical Colors
Small & Cute
Bunny • Chipmunk • Hedgehog
Style Twist: Simply Adorable
Wildly Unique
Giraffe • Camel • Rhino
Style Twist: Boho Style
Feathered Flyers
Cardinal • Toucan • Hummingbird
Style Twist: Birds About Their Business
Fierce Felines
Cheetah • Lion • Tiger
Style Twist: Animal Patterns
Cold-Blooded Creatures
Chameleon • Snake • Tree Frog
Style Twist: Tie-Dye Watercolor Silhouettes
Asian Favorites
Giant Panda • Golden Monkey • Red Panda
Style Twist: Chinese Cut Paper
South American Denizens
Llama • Sloth • Cotton-Topped Tamarin
Style Twist: Floral Head Wreath
Barnyard Animals
Rooster • Cow • Pig
Style Twist: Animal Folk Art
Surfers & Swimmers
Dolphin • Turtle • Shark
Style Twist: Wet Water Animals
Awesome Aussies
Koala • Kangaroo • Crocodile
Style Twist: Modern Storybook
Final Thoughts
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
Copyright