num_pages: 144
description: Breathe Life into Your Animal DrawingsWildlife artist Doug Lindstrand has spent 30 years observing animals in nature and capturing them on paper. In this book he distills his expertise into key lessons for drawing any animal in a charming realistic style.Inside a whole herd of step-by-step exercises and demonstrations (43 to be exact!) cover a broad range of subjects and challenges including how to  Short long and patterned fur  Mouths eyes ears and horns  Various poses including seated standing and moving  A diversity of animals domestic and wild--from housecats to big cats from tiny cottontails to massive African elephants.Nothing intimidating here! Starting with easy sketches you'll learn to gradually refine basic shapes into lifelike dogs wolves deer sheep horses bears giraffes owls eagles geese and other magnificent creatures. With this classic and time-tested approach you'll be able to draw not only the animals illustrated on these pages but any animal that touches your artistic soul.
language: English
title: The Artist's Guide to Drawing Realistic Animals
publisher: North Light Books