Drawing Cats: A Step-by-Step Guide for Artists

By Aimee Willsher

No two cats are the same. That's what makes them such intriguing and challenging subjects to draw. From the thick, luxurious coat of a Maine Coon, to the short round face of a Burmese, our feline friends are full of variety and this drawing book will help you capture these distinctions.

Award winning artist Aimee Willsher introduces a range of techniques you need to draw domestic and wild cats effectively. Starting by exploring the their generic form, using simple, easy-to-master shapes and techniques, she then progress to capturing their expressions, the way they move, and their interactions with other creatures as well as the outside world.

By the end you will have a means of engaging with these inspiring subjects in a unique way, enabling you to create beautiful drawings that will preserve memories of the treasured felines in your life forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
• Release date: Jan 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781788881401

Aimee Willsher

Aimee Willsher is a professional artist who specializes in figurative portraiture using traditional oils as well as detailed pencil line drawing. She graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in History of Art and has since worked on private commissions, winning the Premium Art Brands Award for a Young Artist in 2012. She lives in London with her fiancé, Damien, and white whippet, Yvie.

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