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TamingWildlife

Learn How
to Draw Animals
with pastel pencils

Learn how to draw animals with pastel
pencils using Taming Wildlife the best
how to draw step by step book
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100+
Tutorials
11+
Subjects
50+
5* Reviews
Currently
£9.95
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WHAT IS TAMING WILDLIFE?

Are you struggling with drawing realistic?

Taming Wildlife is no normal drawing tutorial book, we all know how difficult it is to follow pictures sometimes as you can’t capture everything. Which is why each animal subject in this book has easy to follow videos as well!!
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HOW WILL THIS BOOK HELP ME?

Learn how to draw photo realistic

Choose from 5 different beautiful animal subjects to tackle! Within the book we also have 6 close ups to start if you aren’t confidnet
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CAN TAMING WILDLIFE HELP ME DRAW?

Proof from real customers

We have an astounding amount of evidence from customers, that you can learn to draw these beautiful portraits with no experience. Feel free to browse our 50+ reviews!
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WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE BOOK

Teaching you how to draw step-by-step

We know how hard it is to follow books sometimes when they don’t show the full thing which is why we have easily digestible step by steps along with optional full walk through videos to accompany this.
6 Close Ups
Start small and work up to full portraits
100+ Videos
Follow the step-by-steps along with lucy on video!
5 Full Subjects
Tackle the big subjects photoreastic

Step one

complete portrait

step two

step three

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"A Fantastic Pastel Pencil Book"

I have just received a copy of this wonderful new book ,’Taming Wildlife with pastel pencils’, via Amazon. WOW what a fantastic, beautiful book, well laid out and with some fantastic subjects to paint/draw. But not only that, there are video instructions to follow along with, on Lucy's website, now surely that’s a first.This book is just what I have been looking for, as there aren’t many books that I know of that deal just with pastel pencils...

"Superb"

Absolutely love this book. Clear step by step instructions to produce stunning animal portraits. Just what I needed to extend and deepen my knowledge of work with pastels. Superb on line tutorials are a really helpful bonus. The author kindly followed up my purchase with a personal Christmas card, customer care can’t be faulted and neither can the book. Highly recommend.

"What a book, pure genius."

This is without doubt the most inspiring book on pastel pencils I have ever read. Clear concise and written in such a charming way. I find it difficult to put this book down. I am so so pleased I purchased taming wildlife, it has made a huge difference to my artwork. Many many thanks for this wonderful publication.

"An amazing book, a must have for anyone working with pastel pencils on animal realism art."

An amazing book, it takes you along every step on creating an animal with pastel pencil. With clear pictures so you can see every step in detail. Extra focus on difficult parts of the animal body, like the paws and the eyes. Recommend it for the beginner, novice and the more experienced artist.

"Really well thought out book."

I haven't come across a book examining the medium of pastel pencils before, so it's a first for me. The artwork is stunning and the projects are interesting whether you are a novice or a more experienced artist. If you enjoy painting wildlife in pastel pencils, or indeed in any medium, you will love this book. Lucy shares her experience in a most generous fashion, you can't fail to learn from her. I shall enjoy working my way through it.

"Well worth buying"

This book is really well written. Fantastic easy to follow, step by step instructions. Also very well backed up by the website and the online videos. I've have found my calling with pastel pencils. So I say, thanks to the author, Lucy

"lovely book, incredible value"

I was so impressed with this book, the quality and value for money are equal to other well known artists' online tutorials such as Jason Morgan and you actually get a printed book too. Thank you Lucy!

"What a beautiful and informative book"

I was interested in Lucy’s taming wildlife book prior to its release as I own her book on drawing wildlife which is also extremely informative but is in black and white. From opening the first page of her new book I was completely blown away by the beautiful coloured artwork. The first section of the book is very detailed explaining the materials required and addition helpful informatio...

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LEARN ABOUT THE ARTIST BEHIND THE BOOK

About the Author Lucy Swinburne

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember, and by the time I was 11 years old it was very apparent to my teachers and family that I had a skill. Back then my favourite subjects to draw were the current pop stars and actors of that time and everything was created using a graphite pencil, probably a 2B! I don’t remember harbouring any particular aspirations to become an artist at that age, as I was lacking in confidence but by my late....

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to draw realistic animals?
To draw more realistic animals first choose the desired image you would like to copy. The next thing is to copy the outline of the portrait which you can do in a number of ways. The most popular options being 'The Grid Method' and 'Tracing. Once you have created your outline you will need to choose your medium. Take a look at our step by step digital book selection or my most recent book for plenty of references to choose from with detailed step by steps on how to create beautiful realistic pastel pencil portraits.Click here to view the Taming Wildlife with Pastel Pencils book.Click here to view the step by step book range.
How do I make animal drawings realistic?
Animal drawings become more realistic with the key element of shading! Shading brings any portrait to life by creating angles and lighting. Of course this doesn't go to plan without some practise so do your research and find how to add shading and lighting to your portraits. Get practising!
Can you teach yourself to draw?
The easy answer is Yes, you can teach yourself to draw, and it can be easier than you think. People learn in different ways and some people find the teach yourself approach the easiest way to learn. There are literally hundreds of tutorials about how to draw and you can find a whole series of great examples right here.
Where can I find the video tutorials for the book?
There are many buttons / ways to access the book videos on our website but before you can have access you will have to sign up to our website. Don't worry the sign up process is incredibly easy! All you have to do is 1. Type in your email then click enter 2. Check your emails for an email containing a link 3. Click the button and you are in! That easy!
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Where can I find the Leisure Painter videos?
There are many buttons / ways to access the book videos on our website but before you can have access you will have to sign up to our website. Don't worry the sign up process is incredibly easy! All you have to do is 1. Type in your email then click enter 2. Check your emails for an email containing a link 3. Click the button and you are in! That easy!
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