Learn to create impressive realistic animal drawings with colored pencil, starting from basic shapes. The book Drawing: Animals in Colored Pencil guides you on how to render a variety of beautiful animals with graphite pencil, offering tips on choosing artistic materials, constructing with basic shapes, and shading and coloring to develop form and realism. In the extensive, 40-page book, the acclaimed artist Debra Kauffman Yaun shares her artistic insights and techniques. The book opens with basic information on choosing art tools and materials, understanding color theory, and creating basic pencil strokes. It then covers specific colored pencil techniques, such as layering and blending. Finally, the author demonstrates how to accurately render a range of adorable animals, including beloved pets, wildlife, and birds, through a series of clear, step-by-step lessons. The detailed, easy instructions guide aspiring artists in developing their drawing skills, from simple sketches to the final details. Included drawing subjects include: rooster, Shetland dog, gray squirrel, horse, lory bird, leopard, Maine Coon cat, alpaca, box turtle, and red fox. The How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy guide, introducing artists to basic tools and materials and including simple step-by-step lessons for various projects, suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Animals in Colored Pencil allows artists to develop their drawing skills by showing how to start with basic shapes and use pencil techniques and shading to create a variety of textures, values, and details for a realistic complete drawing.