Kids and young adults love to draw, and a consistently favorite subject is animals and pets, such as cats, dogs, and even the dream pet: horses. Getting the basic shapes right is the first step, and it can be a challenge. Idiot's Guide: Drawing Pets shows readers step by step how to create accurate likenesses of their favorite animals.

In this book readers get:

• How-to steps for creating 50 of the most popular pets, with plenty of varieties of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens, in addition to favorite fish, birds, reptiles, and rodents—even horses.
• Materials and methods needed for simple animal drawings.
• Tutorials on patterns and shadings to make basic drawings more realistic.
• Tips on drawing from life and from photos.
• New strokes shown in second color, making the process easy and fun to learn.
• Help with rendering more complex poses and mastering more difficult body parts.
• The right combination of text and images to make learning to draw easy for people of all learning styles.