Artist's Guide to Drawing World Wildlife: Essential Step-by-Step Lessons for Beginners

by J.C. Amberlyn

Overview

Artist's Guide to World Wildlife continues a rich tradition of animals in art and provides basic information on art materials, fundamental mechanics of drawing, species and locale-specific details, and process instructions so that beginners will feel confident as they learn to produce highly detailed, lifelike drawings of these beautiful animals.

In her 9th book, best-selling author J.C. Amberlyn takes readers of all ages who aspire to draw or already love to draw wild animals step by step through the entire process of creating drawings of animals from around the world with her easy-to-use drawing method.

Artist's Guide to World Wildlife continues a rich tradition of animals in art and gives readers the basic information on art materials, fundamental mechanics of drawing, species and locale-specific details, and process instructions so that even beginners will feel confident and successful as they learn to produce highly detailed, lifelike drawings of these beautiful animals.

There's a huge and amazing variety of wildlife in the world and this book will help readers get to know and draw it. First, there's a section on basic techniques and concepts any artist should know when drawing animals, such as information on anatomy, body types, how to draw fur and feathers, and other useful tips. The book then explores many of the best-known or notable species of wildlife around the world, looking at carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores. Most well-known mammals can be found here, plus some lesser-known ones. There's also a look at some birds and reptiles.

Each section focuses on a type of animal, compares similar species, and contains step-by-step drawings and other instruction to heighten the reader's skills in drawing wild animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580935630
Publisher:	The Monacelli Press
Publication date:	01/11/2022
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,042,903
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

J.C. Amberlyn is an award-winning artist, animator, graphic novelist, photographer, naturalist, and animal lover. She is the author of Monacelli Studio's How to Draw Manga Characters, How to Draw Manga Animals, How to Draw Dogs and Puppies, How to Draw Cats and Kittens, and How to Draw Magical Mythological Creatures. Amberlyn is also the author of Watson-Guptill's bestselling Drawing Wildlife, Drawing Manga Animals, and The Artist's Guide to Drawing Animals. She lives in Arizona.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

1 The Basics 10

Body Structure 11

Drawing Fur 14

Draw a Giraffe's Spots Step-by-Step 15

Draw a Lion's Mane Step-by-Step 18

Drawing Feet 22

2 Antelope 24

Antelope Body 25

Antelope Heads 27

Impala 31

Draw an Impala Step-by-Step 32

Bongo 34

Soemmerring's Gazelle 35

Eland 36

Kudu 37

Draw a Greater Kudu Step-by-Step 38

Oryx 41

Wildebeest 42

Draw a Dik-Dik Step-by-Step 44

Pronghorn 47

3 Wild Cats 48

Cat Bodies 49

Cat Heads 52

Draw a Cat (Leopard) Eye Step-by-Step 58

Tiger 60

Draw a Tiger Head Step-by-Step 61

Lion 64

Draw a Lion Step-by-Step 64

Leopard 67

Jaguar 68

Snow Leopard 69

Cheetah 70

Lynx 72

Serval 73

4 Deer 74

Deer Body 75

Deer Head 77

Deer Form and Function 79

Draw an Antler Step-by-Step 83

Whitetail Deer 85

Mule and Blacktail Deer 86

Fallow Deer 87

Roe Deer 88

Axis or Chital Deer 89

American Elk and Red Deer 90

Draw an Elk Step-by-Step 92

Moose and European Elk 94

Reindeer and Caribou 95

Draw a Reindeer Step-by-Step 96

Pudu 98

Water Deer 99

5 Elephants 100

Elephant Body 101

Elephant Head 104

Draw an African Elephant Head Step-by-Step 107

Draw an Asian Elephant Step-by-Step, Side View 109

6 Giraffes 112

Giraffe Body 113

Giraffe Head 117

Draw a Giraffe Step-by-Step 119

7 Kangaroos and Wallabies 122

Kangaroo Body 123

Kangaroo Head 125

Red Kangaroo 127

Draw a Running Red Kangaroo Step-by-Step 128

Eastern Gray Kangaroo 130

Red-Necked (or Bennett's) Wallaby 131

Draw a Red-Necked Wallaby Step-by-Step 132

8 Lemurs, Monkeys, and Apes 134

Lemurs, Monkeys, and the Great Apes 135

Lemur, Monkey, and Ape Feet 136

Lemur, Monkey, and Ape Heads 137

Ring-Tailed Lemur 141

Ruffed Lemur 142

Draw a Ring-Tailed Lemur Step-by-Step 143

Golden Lion Tamarin 145

Draw a Golden Lion Tamarin Step-by-Step 147

Japanese Macaque 150

Olive Baboon 152

Gorilla 153

Draw a Gorilla Step-by-Step 154

Chimpanzee 156

Orangutan 157

9 Pandas and Bears 158

Panda and Bear Bodies 159

Panda and Bear Heads 161

Brown Bear 164

Draw a Brown Bear Head Step-by-Step 165

Black Bear 167

Sun Bear 171

Polar Bear 172

Spectacled Bear 174

Sloth Bear 175

Giant Panda 176

Draw a Panda Step-by-Step 179

Red Panda 182

Draw a Red Panda Step-by-Step 186

10 Rhinos 188

Rhino Body 189

Rhino Head 192

White vs. Black Rhino 194

Other Rhino Species 195

Draw a White Rhino Step-by-Step 197

11 Wild Dogs 200

Dog Bodies 201

Dog Heads 206

Gray Wolf 211

Red Fox 213

Fennec Fox 215

Draw a Fennec Fox Step-by-Step 216

African Wild Dog 218

Draw an African Wild Dog Step-by-Step 220

Maned Wolf 224

Draw a Maned Wolf Step-by-Step 226

Bush Dog 229

Dingo 230

Raccoon Dog or Tanuki 231

Culpeo 232

Tibetan Fox 233

Gray Fox 234

Coyote 235

Jackal 236

Index 238