Drawing Class: Animals
Drawing Class: Animals is a collection of 60 fun, beginner-level lessons for drawing whimsical animals in pencil and colored pencil.
Written and illustrated by artist and author Heegyum Kim, the fun, easy lessons—one for every animal—present step-by-step illustrations and instructions demonstrating how each one is drawn in pencil, with each step showing how and where to add simple shapes to create a wide variety of comical creatures, including:
- Home and Farm: Cat, Dog, Horse, Pig
- Woodlands, Plains, and Grasslands: Brown Bear, Moose, Elephant, Wolf
- Crawlers and Fliers: Cricket, Dragonfly, Hummingbird, Quail
- Rainforest: Iguana, Jaguar, Sloth, Orangutan
- Sea, Shore, and Wetlands: Alligator, Walrus, Frog, Shark
- Legendary Creatures: Dinosaur, Dodo, Unicorn
For extra inspiration, several colored pencil versions of each animal are shown, along with a special feature—QR codes that give you access to a bonus video tutorial for every animal!
Sharpen your pencils—it’s time for Drawing Class: Animals!
Combining easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions with engaging video tutorials, the Drawing Class series is designed to engage and inspire budding artists of all ages.
Discover even more delightful drawing subjects with Heegyum Kim in Drawing Class: Flowers and Friends in the Garden.
Heegyum Kim is a graphic designer and illustrator. She holds a Master of Science in Communication Design from Pratt Institute and is the author of two illustrated books featuring Mr. Fox, the charming and humorous character whose activities and musings drive her popular Instagram account and make her followers giggle, as do a menagerie of other delightful animal friends. She is also the author and illustrator behind several titles published by Quarry Books: the Drawing Class series, which presents step-by-step illustrated instruction for 60 subjects along with video tutorials accessible via QR codes; and the Draw 62…and Make Them Cute series, which provides step-by-step illustrations for drawing different types of cute characters. Heegyum also received honors recognition at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) 2022 Winter Conference Portfolio Showcase. She lives in New City, New York. See more of Heegyum’s work on her website (mrfox.nyc) and follow her drawing adventures on Instagram (@hee_cookingdiary).