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Expressive Little Animals

Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Animals with Personality

Amarilys Henderson

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Amarylis Henderson presents her practical and creative techniques for drawing and painting animals in a variety of mediums and styles, from realistic to cartoon. The book covers:

Basic Supplies. Learn about the sketching and painting mediums you'll use in your work, including watercolour, inks, markers, coloured pencils and cut paper.
Essential Elements. Discover the scope of sizes and shapes of animal features from nose to tail.
Emotions and Expressions. Learn to adjust basic shapes, postures and poses to convey a range of animal emotions and expressions, from sly and sneaky to angry to curious.
Themes and Styles. Draw and paint more than 50 animals – from dogs, cats, and horses to cheetah, bison and platypus – and investigate 18 different styles and treatments, including using colour in unique ways, enhancing cuteness and combining watercolour with other mediums.