Featuring the delightful and informative illustrations of artist Oana Befort and the inspiring expertise of conservation educator Maggie Reinbold, Drawing Wild Animals guides artists at all skill levels as they learn to draw—and learn about—a diverse array of mammals, amphibians, and reptiles from around the world.
To
feed your curiosity, you’ll
learn the characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of animals from categories like predators, burrowers, grazers, marsupials, frogs and toads, and lizards and snakes. To
nurture the artist, you'll get
more than 25 step-by-step instructions that show how to develop each animal from simple shapes into richly detailed drawings. Armed with a deeper understanding of animals, you’ll be better able to capture their stunning beauty and enchanting attributes in your artwork.
Some of the intriguing animals you'll encounter:
- Bengal tiger
- Yellow mongoose
- African bush elephant
- European hedgehog
- Black flying fox
- Ring-tailed lemur
- Blue poison frog
- Gold dust day gecko
- Russian tortoise
With
Drawing Wild Animals, you'll learn to see—and draw—animals in a whole new light!
Author(s): Oana Befort, Maggie Reinbold
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Quarry Books
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 147
Cover
Title
Copyright
CONTENTS
PREFACE
DRAWING TIPS AND TOOLS
MAMMALS
drawing predators
Bengal Tiger
Gray Wolf
Polar Bear
Yellow Mongoose
drawing grazers
Elk
Hippopotamus
Giraffe
Zebra
Rhinoceros
drawing elephants
African Bush Elephant
drawing burrowers
European Hedgehog
drawing rodents and rabbits
Chinchilla
Cape Hare
drawing sloths
Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth
drawing bats
Black Flying Fox
drawing primates
Squirrel Monkey
Ring-Tailed Lemur
drawing marsupials
Koala
AMPHIBIANS
drawing frogs and toads
Blue Poison Frog
Common Toad
drawing salamanders and newts
California Slender Salamander
REPTILES
drawing lizards and snakes
Gold Dust Day Gecko
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
drawing crocs and the like
Nile Crocodile
drawing turtles and tortoises
Russian Tortoise
Green Sea Turtle
CONSERVATION AND VALUE
RESOURCES
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
INDEX
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F
G
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J
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