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Book SynopsisIf you want to draw cats but don’t know where to start, this is the book for you!
10 Step Drawing: Cats will help you turn simple shapes into beautiful cat drawings in just ten steps. Each drawing starts with easy, geometric shapes and simple guide lines, and the cats are drawn in a variety of poses that typify the particular breed. Each drawing includes a helpful colour palette so readers can easily find the right colours to finish their drawing. There are even instructions for adding simple details to give each creature its own personality.
Trade ReviewDrawing is a great way to switch off from daily stresses and tap into your creativeness, which is beneficial for wellbeing. This is the perfect book for cat lovers, showing how to capture felines in various poses, each one coming with a 10-step guide. Once you’re happy with your drawing, there’s a helpful colour palette that will complete each one, and simple instructions for adding “personality” to your cat creations.
* People's Friend Special 223 *
London-based artist, illustrator and graphic designer, Justine Lecouffe, brings us the next two instalments in the 10 Step Drawing series from Search Press, this time focusing on dogs and cats. In the style of the series, which is aimed at absolute beginners, there is no text, just geometric shapes and lines that build up to the final stage in ten easy-to-follow steps.
-- Ingrid Lyons * Leisure Painter *
Feline fanatics will find a lot to love about this informative title from Justine Lecouffe. 10 Step Drawing: Cats is a brilliant choice for stitchers in search of a new creative discipline to embrace. Written with all skill levels in mind, this book will show you how to do everything from depicting your cat's finer features to drawing it in motion. Each project is placed alongside a helpful colour palette, so you will also receive a lesson in selecting your shades. Featuring a wide range of breeds, this step-by-step sketch collection really is the cat's whiskers!
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Table of ContentsContents 6, Introduction 6, How to use this book 7
Faces & features
Front view face 10, Side view face 12, Eyes 14, Nose 15, Ears 16, Birman 18, Chartreux 20, Oriental Shorthair 22, Maine Coon 24, Singapura 26, Raga Muffin 28, Sphynx 30, Snowshoe 32
Cats at rest
Sitting, front view 36, Sitting, back view 38, Lying down 40, Sleeping 42, Curled up 44, Nebelung 46, Persian 48, Egyptian Mau 50, Devon Rex 52, British Shorthair 54, Turkish Van 56, Siberian 58, Bengal 60, Ragdoll 62, Balinese 64, Russian Blue 66, Burmese 68, Colourpoint Shorthair 70, Savannah 72
Cats in motion
Standing 76, Grooming 78, Playing 80, Reaching 82, Stretching 84, Walking 86, Running 88, Jumping 90, Bombay 92, Siamese 94, Norwegian Forest 96, Burmilla 98, Chausie 100
Cats & kittens
Licking paw 104, Balancing 106, Playing with wool 108, Arching 110, Mother & kitten 112, Abyssinians 114, Exotic Shorthair 116, La Perm 118, American Shorthair 120, Scottish Fold 122, Tonkinese 124, Ocicat 126
About the artist 128, Acknowledgements 128
