Animal portraiture is about more than creating a likeness. It is about capturing a moment, the essence of an emotion that connects with the viewer. An eternally popular subject for art, animals present unique opportunities and challenges to the artist. In this book, international art teacher Lisa Ann Watkins shares her coloured pencil techniques to help you capture character and realism in your art. Lisa's clear, simple techniques are presented through focused studies on key features including fur, eyes, and noses. These studies explain the important and unique aspects of the medium such as the amount of pressure to use - and make beautiful artworks in their own right. Following the studies are complete step-by-step portrait projects of cats, dogs, cows and horses. Use coloured pencils and water colour pencils with the masterclass techniques inside, Learn how to capture the best reference photographs from which to work, Discover 10 step-by-step studies and 5 complete animal portraits. Book jacket.