You Can Draw Cute Animals A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Coloring Adorable Creatures

by Mattson, Yasmina

• ISBN13: 9780760376751
• ISBN10: 0760376751
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-01-10
• Publisher: Quarry Books

Summary

Learn to draw any animal and turn it into a sweet, delightful creature that always inspires a smile.

You Can Draw Cute Animals features easy techniques for turning up the charm on 30 animals that run, fly, swim, slither, and waddle. Discover how to create sparkling eyes, blushing cheeks, joyful smiles, and button noses, transforming even the most ferocious beasts into delightful, appealing characters.

This comprehensive guide to understanding the secrets of cute begins with basic drawing techniques and exercises and a rundown of what factors make things adorable. Yasmina Mattson of Yasmina Creates (Instagram: @yasminacreates) has devised a unique, easy, three-step drawing method that includes observation, simplification and exaggeration using simple shapes, and refining and adding details.

Those techniques are incorporated in creating a diverse array of animals, including a panda, monkey, kangaroo, tiger, cat, goat, hedgehog, owl, crow, fox, deer, snail, butterfly, seal, duck, flamingo, and more. Even complete beginners will feel confident in their skills to draw any animal in a cute style. Explore ways to add vivid color with watercolor, pencils, and markers, to add even more personality and style. Play and experiment for a creatively satisfying experience.

You Can Draw Cute Animals also features:
 

• An exploration of basic supplies and techniques
• Ideas and examples for fun variations
• Tips for adding accessories and backgrounds to create complete scenes
• Techniques for drawing animals in a variety of expressive poses

Start creating your own menagerie of delightful creatures today!

Author Biography

Yasmina Mattson is a self-taught artist who specializes in drawing, ink, watercolor, and other mixed media. Her style is varied and includes cute and colorful animals, people, and objects, as well as loose and dreamy florals and landscapes. She recalls being obsessed with coloring books and enjoying drawing from an early age, and her life’s purpose is to show people they can draw or paint whatever their heart desires. Yasmina believes art should be fun and simple, and that everyone needs creativity in their life. She shares that passion as a top teacher on Skillshare, where she has 24 classes attended by more than 300,000 students. Yasmina lives in Tennessee.

Instagram: @yasminacreates
Website: yasminacreates.com

Table of Contents

Contents
1
Introduction
2
The Three Simple Steps
to Drawing Cuties 
The Science of Cute 
The Three Simple Steps 
3
Let ’s Play! 
Line & Texture 
Color 
Shading 
The Face 
The Body 
Accessories & Clothing 
Backgrounds 
Story 
4
Step-by-Step Cuties 
Duck 
Hedgehog 
Alpaca 
Snail 
Chicken 
Elephant 
Frog 
Flamingo 
Bunny 
Monkey 
Seal 
Giraffe 
Panda
Owl 
Chinchilla 
Axolotl 
Deer 
Fox 
Goat 
Koala 
Pig 
Pony 
Raccoon 
Hippo 
Chameleon 
Squirrel 
Tiger 
Turtle 
Parakeet
Red Panda
Parting Advice for Artists
Resources
About the Author
Index