Draw real animals! - Lee Hammond

Do your drawings look more like one-dimensional cartoon characters than real animals? With this step-by-step guide, you'll be creating realistic drawings of your pets and other animals in no time!

The secret is seeing and drawing animals as simple shapes that fit together like a puzzle. Next, you create a convincing sense of dimension with shading. It's that easy!

Moving on to the details, Hammond shows you how to accurately draw:

• Different kinds of eyes and noses
• Various types of hair and fur-from squirrel's tail to a lion's mane
• Animal textures-including the wrinkles of an elephant's skin, scales on a fish and the muscular build of a horse
• The intricate patterns on fogs, zebras, birds and other animals
• Backgrounds-including how to use contrast close up and how to make distant things look soft and far away.