Drawing Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil

ISBN: 9781782218630
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Publisher,Search Press
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
Weight, 635 g
No. of Pages, 144

A masterclass in producing lifelike animals with colored pencils.

Domestic animals are an eternally popular subject for art, and present unique challenges to the artist. Lisa Ann Watkins has made a career of teaching her colored pencil techniques to capture character and realism in her art.


  • A section on materials covers colored pencils, watercolor pencils (wet and dry), and PanPastels.
  • A chapter on character shows how to capture the best reference photographs to work from; information on anatomy – eyes, bone structure, fur direction – and notes on tools/apps that can be used to help with tonal values.
  • Clear simple techniques are then presented through short exercises that focus on a particular technique or effect selected by the author from her experience teaching, such as a cat’s eye.
  • Answer to common technical question from students/followers that cover unique aspects of the medium such as the amount of pressure to use.
  • A series of step-by-step projects then follows, including cat, dog, donkey and a baby animal.

About the Author

Lisa Ann Watkins is well-known in the world of coloured pencils as a multi award-winning artist and tutor. She held her first solo exhibition in 2014 and has been published in numerous magazines. Lisa enjoys a large and very loyal following on social media, and is active online. Lisa launched her first digital tutorial in 2016 and now has a teaching channel on Patreon that contains in-depth videos and written tutorials for her online students every month. She teaches over 300 people per month around the world. She tours the UK and US to teach workshops.
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.56 x 0.38 x 11.06 inches

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