Kids and young adults love to draw, and a consistently favorite subject is animals and pets, such as cats, dogs, and even the dream pet: horses. Getting the basic shapes right is the first step, and it can be a challenge. Idiot's Guide: Drawing Pets shows readers step by step how to create accurate likenesses of their favorite animals. In this book readers get: -- How-to steps for creating 50 of the most popular pets, with plenty of varieties of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens, in addition to favorite fish, birds, reptiles, and rodents-even horses. -- Materials and methods needed for simple animal drawings. -- Tutorials on patterns and shadings to make basic drawings more realistic. -- Tips on drawing from life and from photos. -- New strokes shown in second color, making the process easy and fun to learn. -- Help with rendering more complex poses and mastering more difficult body parts. -- The right combination of text and images to make learning to draw easy for people of all learning styles. Contents iii......Page 5 The Basics 2......Page 8 setting up your drawing area 4......Page 10 helpful tools 6......Page 12 drawing techniques 8......Page 14 drawing animal anatomy 10......Page 16 Gallery of Pets 12......Page 18 mouse 14......Page 20 frog 16......Page 22 turtle 18......Page 24 gerbil 20......Page 26 hamster 22......Page 28 gecko 24......Page 30 iguana 26......Page 32 finch 30......Page 36 guinea pig 32......Page 38 snake 36......Page 42 rooster 40......Page 46 chick 44......Page 50 parakeet 48......Page 54 african gray parrot 52......Page 58 chinchilla 56......Page 62 persian cat 60......Page 66 yorkshire terrier 64......Page 70 cocker spaniel 68......Page 74 german shepherd dog 72......Page 78 dalmatian 76......Page 82 beagle 80......Page 86 blue tang fish 84......Page 90 hermit crab 86......Page 92 clown fish 90......Page 96 betta fish 94......Page 100 goldfish 98......Page 104 pony 102......Page 108 horse 106......Page 112 arabian horse 110......Page 116 appaloosa horse 114......Page 120 llama 118......Page 124 puppy 122......Page 128 labradoodle 124......Page 130 kitten 128......Page 134 maine coon cat 130......Page 136 siamese cat 134......Page 140 tuxedo cat 138......Page 144 chicken 142......Page 148 duck 146......Page 152 cockatiel 150......Page 156 tarantula 154......Page 160 hedgehog 158......Page 164 ferret 162......Page 168 rat 166......Page 172 sugar glider 170......Page 176 macaw 174......Page 180 calico cat 180......Page 186 labrador retriever 186......Page 192 saint bernard 192......Page 198 american quarter horse 198......Page 204 How to Draw Animals, Stroke by Stroke!Books on drawing animals often leave beginning artists feeling frustrated. Does the following scenario sound familiar: You're drawn in by the beautiful final images of a drawing book for beginners, but when you go through the steps of drawing your fist animal project you realize there are lots of missing strokes to get you from one step to the next. Alas!Not with this book!In this true beginner's guide to drawing pets, not only do you get a variety of 50 animals to learn how to draw, you get them in a leveled progression that start super easy and then gradually advance as you progress through the book. You also get super clear instruction with color strokes to show you exactly what's different from one step to the next.Here's just a sampling of the 50 animals you'll learn how to draw:- Dogs (8 breeds)- Cats (5 breeds)- Horses (5 breeds)- Birds (6 varieties)- Fish (4 varieties)- Turtle- Hamster- Guinea pig- Gecko- Llama- Hedgehog- Ferret- Plus an adorable puppy, kitten, and baby chick Kids and adults love to draw, especially animals and pets. "Idiot's Guides: Drawing Pets" takes readers through baby steps of how to draw the basic shapes and then to develop the drawings into accurate likenesses of their favorite animals. The book features two-color, detailed instructions for creating 50 of the most popular pets, including plenty of varieties of dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles, horses, and more