Ten-Step Drawing: Animals: Learn to draw 75 animals in ten easy steps!

by Heather Kilgour

Featuring illustrated tutorials for drawing 75 different animals, Ten-Step Animals breaks down each subject into 10 simple steps. All you need to get started is a pen or pencil and a piece of paper!

With  Ten-Step Animals , you will learn to create an awe-inspiring array of different animals . Step by step, you will create creatures both wild (bald eagle, armadillo, meerkat, dung beetle) and domesticated (donkey, camel, duck, goat). The animals include those from the sea (whale, sea turtle, jellyfish, walrus) and the woodland (snail, fox, raccoon, river otter). Even learn to draw your favorite pets (cat, dog, rabbit, guinea pig). Handy prompts encourage artistic individuality and include helpful tips for drawing other subjects not featured in the book.

Designed especially for aspiring illustrators, doodlers, and art hobbyists, the fun and approachable books in the  Ten-Step Drawing series  encourage new artists to get acquainted with the basic principles of drawing so they can learn to create art with confidence.  Ten-Step Animals is sure to encourage even the most reluctant artist to break out a sketchbook and doodle to their heart's content. So grab a pencil and start drawing!

Also available in the Ten-Step Drawing   Flowers , Nature , and  People .

Genres: Art

128 pages, Paperback

Published June 12, 2018

Reviews

[Montzalee Wittmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ten-Step Drawing: Animals
Learn to Draw 75 Animals in Ten Easy Steps!
by Heather Kilgour
This is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. I reviewed the Flowers book and fell in love with it so I had to review this one. It too is wonderful. It has 75 animals in categories of wild animals, aquatic animals, woodland animals, and farm animals and pets together. The step by step instructions are easy to follow with illustrations and tips with the last picture in color. This is not just a kid's book, it is a book for adults too! I wish someone had shown me how to draw like this when I was young! Great book! Good book to build self esteem and foster creativity! Looks like another book I will be buying...

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Draw a fox, a cat, a wolf, or a hippo in just ten steps. The ten steps show you how adding simple shapes can create a wild animal, or a farm animal or a pet.

My 8 year old is highly interested in trying this out.

[Jenny Houle · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book has easy to follow instructions for a variety of animals, including but not limited to aquatic animals, farm animals and pets, etc. The instructions are easy to follow, and offers color suggestions for coloring in the animals after drawn.

[Literary Redhead · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m an expert in animal drawing now that I’ve read the fun and beautifully illustrated TEN-STEP DRAWING: ANIMALS. Includes easy-to-follow instructions for sketching 75 different animals through 10 simple steps per creature. It really is that easy and all you need is a pencil or pen and paper! I found it meditative to go from one animal to the next ... cheetah to hippo to panda ... and wow were the results amazing! 5/5

Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

#TenStepDrawingAnimals #NetGalley

[Sandy]

Ok so my first mistake was assuming that "ten steps" = ten lines. I kind of feel like this book is cheating a bit because each of these steps often includes a lot more than one line or shape. Each step might have multiple pieces to it, and for me that kind of defeated the purpose.

I don't know why I thought this would be easy...maybe because the description made it seem so. And even the steps themselves seem easy. But you can't just say "draw a flat ovalish shape" and have the results come out looking like the illustrations in this book. Well perhaps someone out there could, but me...not so much.

Another thing I've always struggled with in drawing is perfectionism. Art is much more subjective and unless I'm copying or tracing an image, it will never look like what I see in the illustration or picture. And what's in my head never translates to paper.

Aside from that, I knew from the very first animal that this book was going to be too advanced for my skill level. Let's take a look at the first animal in the book. (Somewhere Only We Know)

I'm not quite sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. Sadly, Ten-Step Drawing: Animals was quickly DNF'd. Have you tried Ten-Step Drawing: Animals? What did you think? Let me know!

[Cathy Geha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ten-Step Drawing: Animals
By Heather Gilmour

I have a few books on how to draw animals of various kinds but loved this one that has 75 animals divided up into four sections: Wild Animals, Aquatic Animals, Woodland Animals and Farm Animals & Pets. Each animal is neatly presented with easily followed diagrams and also has a tiny bit at the top about the animal. I can see this in my library OR as a gift to give to my granddaughters. I can also see doing some of the drawings and then giving them to children to use as coloring pages…well…children OR adults ;)

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

[Poongothai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy instructions for drawing a variety of animals like Wild animals. aquatic animals, woodland animals, farm animals and pets. Good for people who have some basic drawing skills/ knowledge

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the eARC

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had the same struggles with this book that I've had with most similar books-- in an effort to simplify each animal in to 10 steps, the complexity of the steps varies wildly. Might be alright for folks with some drawing skills/instruction already under their belt, but, I think, liable to be frustrating to a beginner. 2.5.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a drawing book that can be enjoyed by children and adults in equal measure. It shows how to draw a wide variety of animals by breaking them down into steps; starting with simple basic forms and then adding to/refining them to add appropriate detail.

I found it very well done!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Walter Foster Creative Team for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

[Andreea · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was sent a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

After reading the Ten Step book about flowers, I had really low expectations for this one, however this book was better than that one. For one, the steps feel more like steps - although still not easy and I couldn't connect with the drawings or the artist. But it was better and that's good!

[Rachel Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ten-Step Drawing: Animals by Heather Kilgour makes drawing the animals you know and love easy! I’m a big fan of animals, I mean I got engaged at the National Zoo, but I wouldn’t call myself artistic.


I love how this book has a vast variety in animals from pets all the way to aquatic animals. I love the color and detail on every page. Kilgour makes each step easy to follow. She makes it feel like anyone can draw and create. This is the perfect gift for any animal lover or someone who wants to learn more about drawing and creating.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster,
Walter Foster Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely find; Ten-Step Drawing: Animals by Heather Kilgour. This book would be great for someone who is just starting to draw or someone who wants to broadened their artist skills. This would be great for schools etc in the Art lesson to create brilliant pictures of animals and then to add them to your creation.
I found this book well illustrated tutorials of Wild animals, Aquatic animals, Wildlife animals, Farm animals to your lovely pets. You will find 75 of these to draw, it breaks down each subject into 10 simple steps; All you need is a pen or pencil and a piece of paper! You will find handy prompts throughout this book that will encourage you individually.

Highly recommend this book especially for Schools or groups. I will be using this book for my art classes and I know my pupils will love drawing these.

Big thank you to Netgalley for a Digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Lanae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book but I must say I felt they cheated to fall within the ten steps. For example, the elephant goes from a head and feet in steps 1 and 2 but in step three it magically has a tail with no mention of it in the step-by-step directions.

For most animals, by step 5 you have an basic identifiable animal. The additional steps usually take it from basic clip art level animals to something really cute. I feel like those first 5 steps are where you're asking "is it really this easy" and the final 5 steps are where you realize "Um, nope I'm going to have to practice this a bit".

Complete list of animals in this book:

Wild Animals: Cheetah, Bald Eagle, Lemur, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Elephant, Lion, Chameleon, Armadillo, Crocodile, Rhinoceros, Meerkat, Gorilla, Giant Panda, Antelope, Kangaroo, Zebra, Tiger, Chimpanzee, Koala, Platypus, Dung Beetle, Anteater, Sloth

Aquatic Animals: Blue Whale, Common Seal, Goldfish, Great White Shark, Lobster, Turtle, Crab, Orca, Seahorse, Penguin, Octopus, Polar Bear, Blue Tang, Jellyfish, Dolphin, Walrus, Hammerhead Shark.

Woodland Animals: Fox, Snail, Bumblebee, Deer, Frog, Wolf, Raccoon, Red Squirrel, Moose, Ladybug, Beaver, Grizzly Bear, Owl, Skunk, Bat, Butterfly, River Otter.

Farm Animals and Pets: Cow, Donkey, Rabbit, Sheep, Dog, Budgerigar, Guinea Pig, Camel, Goat, Snake, Horse, Mouse, Duck, Llama, Cat, Chicken.

[Carmen Ledford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ten-Step Drawing: Animals is another installment in the Ten-Step Drawing Series. This one focuses on learning to draw 75 different animals that range from small beetles to elephants to dogs. I think kids will love the step-by-step instructions that start off small and easy and increase in details. It will help beginners gain confidence in their drawing skills.

I received an advance reading copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for beginners or children! Very clear step-by-step illustrations, with cute results. I'm not much of an artist (unless you count Paint By Numbers, ha!) so I wanted to give this book a try, and see if even me, the most beginner-ish beginner could benefit from it, and I absolutely did.

[Denice Langley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remember those matchbooks that all had a picture on them and said "You can learn to draw" on them? They all made you think you could draw and become a great artist if you just enrolled in their schools. This book WILL teach you how to break down a subject and draw it without having to subscribe or pay a lot of money. For the person who has always wanted to draw casually or the person who wants to expand their skills, this would fill their needs. The simple instructions and illustrations will have you amazing you friends, relatives...maybe even yourself..in a very short time.

[Kristine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the digital ARC of this edition. I offer my honest review.

This is a beautiful book with simple, easy to understand step-by-step instructions for drawing 75 different animals. There is a nice variety of sea, farm, and zoo animals. I think the tone is helpful and the illustrated guides are easy to understand and a pleasure to look at. I enjoyed working through a few of them from starter shapes into more developed, detailed drawings. Colors are suggested, but each finished product is up to the reader/artist. This would be ideal for for people of any skill level and any age wishing to expand their drawing into the world of animals.

[Inky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book from NetGalley for free in exchange for my honest review.
This was a decent book to look through and help get ideas on what I need to do to get started with drawing. One thing that is unique about this book is that you have a variety of animals to choose from instead of it just being domesticated animals or just wild animals. There's a good mixture of categories if you will. The drawing instructions themselves aren't that unique to other books, but then again there are only so many ways to teach how to draw. Just because it's not unique doesn't mean it's not good. The pictures are very clear as is the end result.

[Leanetta Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ten Steps to Drawing Animals is a good book that would be nice for people learning to draw or for teaching students how to draw. It is a very easy guide and will help you out a lot. I have not one bit artistic skill whatsoever and even I was able to draw and create some cute animal critters.

[J. d'Merricksson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ten Step Drawing: Animals by Heather Kilgour provides instructions for creating no less than 75 different animals. Each critter is done through, as the title suggests, ten simple steps. Each picture has little sidenotes with it, offering detail suggestions, or tips and tricks. From meerkats and great whites, to moose and goats, there's sure to be beasties to appeal to everyone. There are four different broad categories- Wild, Aquatic, Woodland, and Farm/Pet. I loved that two of the animals were dung beetles, and budgies. The beetles were the most amusing by far. This book is perfect for budding artists of any age!

***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

[Cas H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not an artist, and I love to draw. Many of my drawings are indecipherable. With this book, I was able to see the animals come through my attempts to draw. This author does a good job of breaking down the steps into easy to follow instructions. There are 75 different animals to try.