Jonathan Newey is an award-winning artist with extensive experience in many drawing and painting mediums including coloured pencil. He comes from a long line of artists in the family and studied art and design at the London College of Printing. He is a City & Guilds qualified teacher and has over 20 years' experience of teaching in adult education. He has many drawings and paintings in collections both nationally and internationally and has demonstrated for most of the top manufacturers in the UK. Jonathan is an active promoter of the coloured pencil as a serious drawing medium and is a founder member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society.

In this accessible book geared toward beginners, award-winning artist Newey takes the mystery out of drawing the sometimes-complicated shapes of mammals, fish, and birds. After providing a list of tools and materials required for the project (regular paper, pencils, colored pencils, and an eraser will do), he takes readers through a series of examples. Newey begins a typical drawing with basic large shapes that will become the body of an animal. To these he adds smaller, more defined shapes for things like feet, wings, and faces. Finally, he adds details; these might be beaks for birds, ears and toes for foxes and dogs, or horns and tusks for cows and elephants. Each step in the drawing includes clear written instructions for layering these shapes, and as the features are added, the animal springs to life on the page. Newey also provides a “Color Me” sidebar for each design, suggesting colors to shade and shadow the animal into the artist’s final drawing.VERDICT: This easy-to-follow beginners’ guide will be an excellent addition to a library collection and great for use in creative library programs.

• Contents 2Introduction 6How to use this book 8Tools and Materials 10Penguin 12Eagle 14Robin 16Kingfisher 18Owl 20Parrot 22Flamingo 24Woodpecker 26Red squirrel 28Fox 30Stag 32Wild boar 34Racoon 36Hare 38Badger 40Bear 42Pig 44Sheep 46Horse 48Lamb 50Goat 52Highland cow 54Cow 56Rooster 58Bull 60Donkey 62Dolphin 64Shark 66Frog 68Seahorse 70Seal 72Whale 74Tropical fish 76German Shepherd 78Bulldog 80Rabbit 82Goldfish 84Kitten 86Long-haired cat 88Tortoise 90Cheetah 92Elephant 94Gorilla 96Koala 98Lion 100Meerkat 102Monkey 104Panda 106Rhino 108Tiger 110

Jonathan Newey is an award-winning artist with extensive experience in many drawing and painting mediums including coloured pencil. He comes from a long line of artists in the family and studied art and design at the London College of Printing. He is a City & Guilds qualified teacher and has over 20 years' experience of teaching in adult education. He has many drawings and paintings in collections both nationally and internationally and has demonstrated for most of the top manufacturers in the UK. Jonathan is an active promoter of the coloured pencil as a serious drawing medium and is a founder member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society.

In this accessible book geared toward beginners, award-winning artist Newey takes the mystery out of drawing the sometimes-complicated shapes of mammals, fish, and birds. After providing a list of tools and materials required for the project (regular paper, pencils, colored pencils, and an eraser will do), he takes readers through a series of examples. Newey begins a typical drawing with basic large shapes that will become the body of an animal. To these he adds smaller, more defined shapes for things like feet, wings, and faces. Finally, he adds details; these might be beaks for birds, ears and toes for foxes and dogs, or horns and tusks for cows and elephants. Each step in the drawing includes clear written instructions for layering these shapes, and as the features are added, the animal springs to life on the page. Newey also provides a “Color Me” sidebar for each design, suggesting colors to shade and shadow the animal into the artist’s final drawing.VERDICT: This easy-to-follow beginners’ guide will be an excellent addition to a library collection and great for use in creative library programs.

• Contents 2Introduction 6How to use this book 8Tools and Materials 10Penguin 12Eagle 14Robin 16Kingfisher 18Owl 20Parrot 22Flamingo 24Woodpecker 26Red squirrel 28Fox 30Stag 32Wild boar 34Racoon 36Hare 38Badger 40Bear 42Pig 44Sheep 46Horse 48Lamb 50Goat 52Highland cow 54Cow 56Rooster 58Bull 60Donkey 62Dolphin 64Shark 66Frog 68Seahorse 70Seal 72Whale 74Tropical fish 76German Shepherd 78Bulldog 80Rabbit 82Goldfish 84Kitten 86Long-haired cat 88Tortoise 90Cheetah 92Elephant 94Gorilla 96Koala 98Lion 100Meerkat 102Monkey 104Panda 106Rhino 108Tiger 110

Jonathan Newey is an award-winning artist with extensive experience in many drawing and painting mediums including coloured pencil. He comes from a long line of artists in the family and studied art and design at the London College of Printing. He is a City & Guilds qualified teacher and has over 20 years' experience of teaching in adult education. He has many drawings and paintings in collections both nationally and internationally and has demonstrated for most of the top manufacturers in the UK. Jonathan is an active promoter of the coloured pencil as a serious drawing medium and is a founder member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society.

In this accessible book geared toward beginners, award-winning artist Newey takes the mystery out of drawing the sometimes-complicated shapes of mammals, fish, and birds. After providing a list of tools and materials required for the project (regular paper, pencils, colored pencils, and an eraser will do), he takes readers through a series of examples. Newey begins a typical drawing with basic large shapes that will become the body of an animal. To these he adds smaller, more defined shapes for things like feet, wings, and faces. Finally, he adds details; these might be beaks for birds, ears and toes for foxes and dogs, or horns and tusks for cows and elephants. Each step in the drawing includes clear written instructions for layering these shapes, and as the features are added, the animal springs to life on the page. Newey also provides a “Color Me” sidebar for each design, suggesting colors to shade and shadow the animal into the artist’s final drawing.VERDICT: This easy-to-follow beginners’ guide will be an excellent addition to a library collection and great for use in creative library programs.

• Contents 2Introduction 6How to use this book 8Tools and Materials 10Penguin 12Eagle 14Robin 16Kingfisher 18Owl 20Parrot 22Flamingo 24Woodpecker 26Red squirrel 28Fox 30Stag 32Wild boar 34Racoon 36Hare 38Badger 40Bear 42Pig 44Sheep 46Horse 48Lamb 50Goat 52Highland cow 54Cow 56Rooster 58Bull 60Donkey 62Dolphin 64Shark 66Frog 68Seahorse 70Seal 72Whale 74Tropical fish 76German Shepherd 78Bulldog 80Rabbit 82Goldfish 84Kitten 86Long-haired cat 88Tortoise 90Cheetah 92Elephant 94Gorilla 96Koala 98Lion 100Meerkat 102Monkey 104Panda 106Rhino 108Tiger 110