How to Draw Animal Portraits for Beginners
What you'll learn
- How to make all your shading smoothly blend together (This will help you draw more soft and realistic looking fur)
- How to use “negative shading” to create beautiful white fur
- How to add texture to your animal portrait to make it look more realistic
- Simple shading technique for drawing shiny and brilliant animal eyes
- How to draw and shade animal noses the right way to make it look 3 dimensional
- Step by step how to draw a complete animal portrait from start to finish
- How to draw fur that look life-like without having to spend hours tediously putting in every strand
- And much, much more …
Requirements
- No previous drawing experience needed! This course is designed for the complete beginner.
Description
In this course, you're going to learn all the fundamentals things you'll need to know in order to draw realistic animal portraits.
Each lesson covers a different element of the animal drawing process in a very step-by-step way so you’ll never be overwhelmed.
We'll begin by covering the basics of shading. You'll learn about the elements of shading and how to create smooth gradations.
Then you'll apply that knowledge to draw the facial features on an animal.
You'll learn how to draw a dog's eye, nose, and mouth.
After that, we'll go through the entire process of drawing a tiger from start to finish. You'll learn how to draw the lay-in and gradually add layers of shading.
And by the end of the course, you will have drawn your very own complete animal portrait!
You’ll be able to watch over my shoulder as I show you (in detail) everything you need to know. You’ll get step-by-step instruction guiding you through every step of the way.
In addition to all the lessons, you'll also get reference images and drawings scans for all the projects.
And as always, this course comes with a 100% money-back guarantee so if you are not in love with it for any reason, you can get every penny of your money back!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn how to draw animal and pet portraits.
Instructor
![Ethan Nguyen](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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My name is Ethan Nguyen and I am an artist and teacher.
I fell in love with drawing since I was a little kid copying the images I saw in my favorite comic books.
Having never gone to art school, I taught myself how to draw through countless books, online courses, and trials and errors. Now, I want to give back to the community and share what I’ve learned.
One of the things I love about teaching is trying to understand art at a deep level and then sharing these insights with my students. My strength as a teacher comes from my ability to deconstruct complex subjects into manageable, easy-to-understand concepts.
In order to sharpen my skills and expand my knowledge, I am constantly researching, studying, and practicing to improve my craft.