Featuring 600+ sketches depicting a vast array of beautiful animal forms, detailed faces, and more, 100 Realistic Animals (Draw Like an Artist) is a must-have visual reference book for student artists, scientific illustrators, urban sketchers, and anyone seeking to improve their realistic drawing skills. This contemporary, step-by-step guidebook demonstrates fundamental art concepts like proportion, anatomy, and spatial relationships as you learn to draw a full range of creatures, all shown from a variety of perspectives. Each set of illustrations takes you from beginning sketch lines to a finished drawing. Author Melissa Washburn is a skilled illustrator whose clear and elegant drawing style will make this a go-to sourcebook for years to come. 100 Realistic Animals (Draw Like an Artist) is the third book in the Draw Like an Artist series following Faces and Figures and Flowers and Plants.
By:
Melissa Washburn
Imprint: Quarry Books
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781631598197
ISBN 10: 1631598198
Series: Draw Like an Artist
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 07 January 2020
Recommended Age: From 0 to 99 years
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction How to Use This Book Tips for Better Line Control SECTION 1: FAMILIAR HOUSEHOLD ANIMALS German Shepherd Greyhound Beagle Boston Terrier Corgi Puppy Tabby Cat Persian Cat Kitten Goldfish Guinea Pig Gecko Rabbit Mouse Rat Ferret Box Turtle Parakeet SECTION 2: OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS Horse Foal Goat Sheep Pig Cow Duck Chicken Chick Camel Llama Chinchilla SECTION 3: WILD ANIMALS Fox Wolf Tiger Lion Squirrel Chipmunk Bat Raccoon Opossum Porcupine Prairie Dog Grizzly Bear Polar Bear Panda Koala Lemur Gazelle Rhinoceros Hippopotamus Deer Elk Moose Kangaroo Beaver Giraffe Elephant Gorilla Sloth Zebra Bobcat Cheetah Chimpanzee Capuchin Monkey Otter Seal Walrus Manatee Whale Dolphin SECTION 4: BIRDS Owl Robin Flamingo Woodpecker Penguin Ostrich Heron Hummingbird Chickadee SECTION 5: REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, CEPHALOPOD Chameleon Iguana Bullfrog Tortoise Alligator Python Octopus SECTION 6: DETAILS AND PARTS Canine Head and Features Canine Front vs. Side Pose Canine Feet Canines in Motion Feline Head and Features Feline Front vs. Side Pose Feline Feet Felines in Motion Horse Head and Features Horse Legs and Feet Horse in Motion Birds in Flight Bird Feet Drawing Fur Drawing Feathers About the Author Acknowledgments
Melissa Washburn is an artist/illustrator/graphic designer living just outside Chicago in Northwest Indiana. Her fascination with things that run, fly, and grow has led to editorial commissions for publications such as Edible Indy, Charlotte Home and Garden, and Spirituality & Health magazine. She continues to exhibit her work throughout Northwest Indiana as well as illustrate and design for advertising, editorial, textiles, and package design.
