Eva Dutton

Draw 30 wild and wondrous animals and birds in 8 easy stages - or fewer! Learn how to draw a marvellous menagerie of 30 animals, from dogs, cats and horses to those on the wilder side, including majestic elephants, beautiful birds, lions, tigers and bears - to name but a few! Choose your favourite fauna, and build up their shapes from top to tail in no more than seven simple sketches that culminate in a full-colour drawing. The creatures featured are created by expert artists Eva Dutton, Susie Hodge, Jonathan Newey and Polly Pinder. With its easy-to-follow landscape format, you can see the creatures come to life across the pages of the book, then recreate them yourself on paper or in your sketchbook. This book contains material previously published in the How to Draw series, including Birds (2008), Cats (2008), Dogs (2009), Horses (2009) and Wild Animals (2010).

Learn how to draw cute household pets, impressive wild animals and amazing birds using this fun and easy step-by-step method. Starting with simple shapes, four popular artists show how easy it is to develop circles, rectangles, squares and ovals into an exciting selection of creatures including cats, dogs, horses, lions, elephants, monkeys, penguins and eagles. If you have never drawn before this is definitely the book for you, and there is a lot here to inspire more experienced artists too. Uses material from the How to Draw series.

This is a wonderful introduction to drawing horses and it really demystifies the process of building up the images from initial simple shapes right through to the finished animals. Eva Dutton breaks down the stages into easy steps using a two colour process that clearly shows every line and curve. Even absolute beginners will find themselves creating great drawings when they use this book. An invaluable guide for anyone interested in this subject.