In this fun and informative guide Lee Hammond takes her basic, step-by-step approach to drawing and applies it to painting animals in a realistic style. In addition to covering all the basic materials, techniques and theories, the book breaks down key animal features into several demonstrations. Readers will learn to paint eyes, mouths, ears, fur and feathers for a wide variety of animals including cats, dogs, horses, cows, rabbits, squirrels, lions, tigers, iguanas, turtles, swans and cockatoos.