With accessible, encouraging guidance from Amarilys Henderson--artist, popular online instructor, and author of Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces--explore:

• Basic Supplies. Learn about the sketching and painting mediums you'll use in your work, including watercolor, inks, gouache, and markers.
• Essential Elements. Discover the scope of animals' sizes, shapes, and features, from nose to tail.
• Emotion and Expression. Learn how to adjust basic shapes, postures, and poses to convey a range of animal emotions and expressions, from sly and sneaky to angry to curious.
• Animal Tutorials. Draw and paint more than 30 animals--from favorites like horses, bunnies, and birds to exotics like cheetahs, rhinos, and koalas--and investigate 11 different "style twists," including using color in unique ways, enhancing cuteness, and playing with other mediums.

Find your favorite way to portray a variety of animals, from cute little critters to big, strong beasts, in Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Animals!