Quick Start Drawing Animals: The quickest way to start drawing! Step-by-step exercises, Traceable starter sketches, Removable pages (Big School of Drawing) - Softcover

Walter Foster Creative Team

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577157397 ISBN 13: 9781577157397

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Learn to draw realistic animals with confidence with an interactive art pad filled with step-by-step instructions and traceable figures.

Quick Start Drawing Beginner Animals makes drawing accessible by showing you how to sketch animals in a clear, structured way. Using proven teaching techniques and visual guides, this beginner-friendly workbook introduces artists to the basics of drawing a wide range of animals—both familiar and exotic.

Each lesson begins with a simplified version of the animal and gradually adds detail, helping learners focus on shapes, construction, and form without getting overwhelmed. With a wide variety of animals to practice—like cats, dogs, birds, bears, horses, lions, and more—this book makes learning to draw both fun and rewarding.

Inside you’ll find:

• Clear, step-by-step tutorials for a range of animals
• Visual construction guides to help you map out proportions and poses
• Fundamental skills like line work, volume, and contour
• Built-in practice space so you can draw right in the book
• Confidence-building repetition to help solidify progress

Created for new artists of all ages, Quick Start Drawing Beginner Animals is perfect for anyone eager to draw animals with accuracy and personality. Whether you’re picking up a pencil for the first time or refreshing your skills, this workbook offers a supportive and rewarding entry point to drawing animals.

The Quick Start Drawing pads are part of the best-selling Big School of Drawing series. With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, it is the perfect series for beginning artists ready to grab a pencil and get started drawing. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Also available from the series:Big School of Drawing People; Big School of Drawing Animals; Big School of Drawing Manga, Comics & Fantasy;     
Big School of Drawing Manga, Comics & Fantasy Workbook; Big School of Drawing; Big School of Drawing Workbook; Quick Start Drawing Basics; and Quick Start Drawing People

About this title

About the Author

Founded in 1922 by artist Walter T. Foster, Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, is the world’s leading publisher of instructional art books and kits for adults and children. Walter Foster’s diverse selection of drawing, painting, doodling, and mixed media art books and kits have created a foundation for millions of beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists looking to hone their talents, learn new techniques, and discover different mediums. From color mixing recipes and art tools to the fundamentals of drawing and painting, Walter Foster’s books cover a wide variety of topics and mediums across a broad spectrum of traditional and eclectic subject matter for artists of all skill levels. Walter Foster Publishing continues to expand its offerings every year, producing cutting-edge art-instruction books and kits for a worldwide audience.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577157397
• ISBN 13: 9781577157397
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128