Walter Foster Lets Draw: Wild Animals

With Let’s Draw Wild Animals, you can learn to bring your graphite pencil drawings to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for a variety of creatures from around the world.

The easy-to-follow visual and written instructions in this book make it achievable and fun to draw lifelike animals. Each drawing lesson begins with basic shapes and progresses, step by step, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along. You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Let’s Draw Wild Animals, and then flip to the creature you want to draw. The drawing projects include:

Jaguar
Kangaroo
Wolf
Chimpanzee
Lion
Alligator
Grizzly Bear
African Elephant
Tiger
Giraffe

The detailed written instructions in this 48-page book also provide tips for placement of details, how to create realistic fur and skin, how to shade, and much more. If you’ve never drawn before, don’t be intimidated. Just start with a few basic shapes and follow the illustrated steps—you’ll be creating your own amazing animal masterpieces in no time at all! And each time you draw, you should see an improvement in your artistic skills."