Maday Jane. - Draw Baby Animals

DRAW baby animals

Jane Maday

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Draw Baby Animals . COPYRIGHT 2009 BY JANE MADAY. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236. (800) 289-0963. First Edition.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Maday, Jane.

Draw baby animals / Jane Maday.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-60061-195-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)

eISBN: 978-1-44031-7-248

1. Animals in art. [1. Drawing--Technique.] I. Title.

NC780.M24 2009

743.6- -dc22

2008052770

EDITED BY Erika OConnell & Kathy Kipp

DESIGNED BY Jennifer Hoffman

PAGE LAYOUT BY Lauren Yusko

PRODUCTION COORDINATED BY Matt Wagner

About the Author

Born in England and raised in the United States, Jane Maday has been a professional artist since she was fourteen years old. At sixteen, she was hired as a scientific illustrator at the University of Florida. After graduating from the Ringling College of Art and Design, she was recruited by Hallmark Cards, Inc., as a greeting card illustrator. She left the corporate world after her children were born and now licenses her work for numerous products such as cards, puzzles, needlework kits and T-shirts. Jane also writes art instruction books and articles. She is the author of Adorable Animals You Can Paint, Cute Country Animals You Can Paint and Landscapes in Bloom (all from North Light Books). Jane lives in scenic Colorado with her husband and two children and a menagerie of animals. You can see more of her work or contact her through her website, www.janemaday.com.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank several people for helping to make this book possible. First, thanks to Diane at Lakeland Animal Shelter in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, for her help with kitten and puppy photos. Thanks also to Sharon Eide and Elisabeth Flynn for help with farm animal photos, and to Dave Maslowski for help with birds.

Id also like to express my appreciation to the staff at North Light Books for all their support on this book and the three Ive written previously. Thanks for helping me make a living doing what I like best! Thanks to Erika OConnell for being my editor on this book, and to Kathy Kipp for jumping in to help on the homeward stretch.

METRIC CONVERSION CHART

This book, as always, is dedicated to my dear
husband John, to my children Ian and Margaret,
and to my mother Jean McCoy, with love and
thanks. I would also like to dedicate it to the
Thompsons, with many fond memories.

table of contents

CHAPTER ONE
Materials & Techniques

CHAPTER TWO
Bits & Pieces

CHAPTER THREE
Puppies

CHAPTER FOUR
Kittens

CHAPTER FIVE
Small Mammals

CHAPTER SIX
Hooved Mammals

CHAPTER SEVEN
Birds

introduction

Baby animals have a universal appeal to people of all ages. Who can resist their large, captivating eyes and fragile, wobbly legs? If the animal you wish to draw is a new pet, then personal love and affection will add to your efforts to create a delightful drawing that is sure to put a smile on the face of anyone who views it.

In this book, Id like to introduce you to some of my favorite techniques and tools. Remember, art is a learning process. I have been a professional artist since my teens, and I still learn something new with every piece I create! So try not to let insecurity about your abilities discourage you from drawing. The most important thing I have learned is that if you feel relaxed and joyful when you draw, it will show in the finished artwork and make it more appealing (even if the drawing isnt perfect).

Keep a sketchbook and camera handy. You never know when the perfect moment will occur, and the more you practice with these tools, the more accomplished you will become. I hope you have as much fun using this book as I did writing it!

CHAPTER ONE
Materials & Techniques

One of the benefits of drawing is that you can create a lovely piece of art with minimal expense. However, you should still buy the best quality materials you can, as it is frustrating to battle with inferior supplies as well as your inexperience if you are a beginner. As you work your way through this book, I hope you will soon see an increase in both your skill and your confidence. Theres no substitute for practice.

For the drawing at left, I began with various green and blue pastel pencils for the first layers of color in the background sky and grass. For large areas like this, try applying the colors with sponge makeup applicators, as they have a large blending surface. There is no extra pastel dust to smudge because it all gets worked into the surface of the paper, but it is still a good idea to keep a piece of tracing paper under your hand to avoid smears. Craft shops also sell sponge chalk applicators which are often used by card makers and other hobbyists.

I used a raw sienna pastel pencil for the first layers of color on the puppy, dark brown for the kitten, and patches of dark brown for the bunny. The clouds were lifted out of the blue sky with an eraser. For details such as the trees, shrubs, fence and grass blades, I used various dark and light green and brown colored pencils. Various browns were used for the details on the animals. (Techniques for drawing fur are shown step-by-step in each chapter in this book.) The eye highlights and kitten whiskers were scratched out with a craft knife.