Patricia Getha

The Art of Drawing Animals: Discover all the techniques you need to know to draw amazingly lifelike animals
by Cindy Smith, Nolon Stacey, Patricia Getha, Linda Weil, Debra Kauffman Yaun

Walter Foster Publishing
Publish date set for March 2, 2021
This is a book I requested from NetGalley and the publisher and the review is my opinion alone.
Walter Foster books have been in my home since I have been a child, my dad taught himself to draw and paint with them. I am in my 60's now and still love them. I am definitely buying this one when it comes out! It has so much in it.

I believe a beginner or intermediate artist would love it. It has a section to show the tools and materials needed, drawing basics, techniques for shading and textures, how to draw from a photo, and perspective drawing.

The animals they show are step-by-step with pictures and instructions that are easy to understand. They show the free hand first step and they have a traceable step #2 if the beginner feels that this would be a good start at first. No, tracing is not cheating!

Baby animals shown in the step-by-step method include:
Bunny, bear cub, lion cub, lamb, giraffe calf, and tiger cub.

Cats and dogs shown in step-by-step method:
Kitten, Doberman puppy, kitten and butterfly, York's puppy, Bulldog, Dachshunds, kittens, cat, Springer Spaniel puppy, Siberian Husky, Silver tabby, Ocicat, and Labrador Retriever.

Horses and ponies shown in step-by-step method:
Foal, Horse in profile, Arabian, standing foal, cantering foal, Gypsy Vanner, American Paint horse, Pinto pony, and Dappled pony.

Animals in the wild shown in the step-by-step method:
Elephant, Australian Barking Owl, Koala, and Kangaroo.

Then it has a section for learning colored pencil drawing which I found useful. Here are the animals they show still using the step-by-step method!
Rooster ( which looks so pretty!), Shetland Sheepdog, horse, leopard, Maine Coin cat, and an Alpaca!

I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot. I can't wait to buy it! Even some of the side lessons look fun such as the perspective drawing has a monitor lizard! All the animals are adorable! I may not be great at art but I love to keep trying and I still feel the need for step-by-step instructions and these are wonderful with the images and directions so clear and helpful.
I highly recommend this book for beginners or intermediate artists!… (altro)