Drawing: Animals: Learn How to Draw with Colored Pencil, Step-by-Step

How to Draw and Paint

by Debra Kauffman Yaun

An easy to read, how-to guide with complete instructions for creating lifelike portraits of wild and domestic animals using colored pencils.In this comprehensive, thirty-two–page book, accomplished artist Debra Kauffman Yaun shares her artistic insights and techniques for creating strikingly realistic animal drawings in colored pencil. The book opens with essential information on choosing tools and materials, understanding color theory, and creating basic pencil strokes. It then covers special colored pencil techniques, such as hatching, burnishing, layering, and blending. Finally, the author demonstrates how to accurately depict an assortment of adorable animals—including favorite family pets, wildlife, and birds—in a series of clear, step-by-step lessons. In-depth, easy-to-follow instructions allow aspiring artists to develop their drawing skills, guiding them from simple sketches to the final flourishes.

Genres: Art, Drawing

36 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2009

About the author

Debra Kauffman Yaun discovered that she had a knack for drawing people when she was a young girl growing up in Tampa, Florida. After graduating from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, Debra worked as a fashion illustrator. She has drawn and painted many commissioned portraits, several of which have been of children—her favorite subject to draw. Debra's artwork has been published in several art magazines and books, and she has won numerous awards, including an international prize. She is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, having served as president of the Atlanta chapter, and she is a juried member of the Portrait Society of Atlanta. She also enjoys teaching classes and workshops in portraits and colored pencil. Debra lives in Buford, Georgia.

Reviews

[Altivo Overo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Walter Foster publications are usually quite good and this is no exception. Only 32 pages, but they are folio size and the print is very small. Lavishly illustrated, mostly with drawings in successive stages of completion from the first rough sketch to a full color finished portrait. Tips for accurately representing various animals are included, as well as many bits of practical advice for colored pencil technique. This book will not teach you to draw, but it will show you how to turn a black and white pencil sketch into a full color work that looks like a fine engraving with watercolor added by hand.