Drawing Furries: Learn How to Draw Creative Characters, Anthropomorphic Animals, Fantasy Fursonas, and More

by Stephanie "Ifus" Johnson

Overview

Learn how to design your very own anthropomorphic animal character with this fun and easy-to-use guide.

Dive into the fun world of furries with this step-by-step drawing handbook for creating imaginative, anthropomorphic animals like wolves, foxes, dragons, and more!

In Drawing Furries, you’ll learn how to sketch the human body, include various shapes and sizes of heads, eyes, and torsos. Then the fun really begins! Using a little creativity and reference images, you’ll start binging your own fursonas to life by adding various elements like cat ears, bear paws, or a wolf snout.

Created by professional artist Stephanie “Ifus” Johnson, who specializes in furry art, this is the perfect companion for beginning artists as well as dedicated furry fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646041602
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	06/29/2023
Series:	How to Draw Books
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	415,060
File size:	17 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Stephanie "Ifus" Johnson has been a furry fandom artist for over a decade. She lives in central Illinois with her husband, working on illustration and graphic design projects. She has a bachelor's degree in illustration with a minor in animation from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. Her influences include cartoons from the eighties and nineties, anime, and video games.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Getting Ready to Draw 3

Mood Board 3

Art Tools 3

Section 1 Understanding Basic Facial and Body Features 5

Heads 6

Wolf 3/4 Headshot 6

Wolf Headshot Side Profile 8

Wolf Headshot Front View 10

Tiger 3/4 Headshot 12

Tiger Headshot Side View 14

Tiger Headshot Front Profile 16

Dragon 3/4 Headshot 18

Dragon Headshot Side Profile 20

Dragon Headshot Front Profile 22

Eyes 24

Feminine Eyes 25

Masculine Eyes 26

Cat Eyes 27

Fox Eyes 28

Reptile Eyes 29

Wolf Eyes 30

Goat Eyes 31

Expressions 32

Happy 35

Sad 38

Angry 41

Scared 43

Bodies 45

Masculine Torso 46

Feminine Torso 50

Legs 54

Plantigrade Leg 56

Digitigrade Leg 57

Hands 58

Paws 60

Talon Hands 62

Hooved Hands 64

Feet 66

Plantigrade Paw (Animal-Like) 67

Digitigrade Paw (Animal-Like) 69

Paw (Human-Like) 71

Bottom of Paw 73

Hooved Feet 75

Bottom of Hoof 77

Talon Feet 78

Section 2 Half-Body Drawings 81

Cat 82

Deer 84

Dog 86

Fox 88

Horse 90

Lion 92

Rabbit 94

Raccoon 96

Raptor 98

Wolf 100

Section 3 Full-Body Drawings 103

Bat 104

Bear 106

Cobra 108

Dragon 110

Bird 112

Kangaroo 114

Otter 116

Skunk 118

Tiger 120

Unicorn 122

Section 4 Give Your Drawings Personality 125

Hairstyles 126

Hair Roots 126

Braids and Beard 128

Curly Hair 129

Tails 130

Bear Tail 130

Curly Dog Tail 130

Deer Tail 130

Dragon Tail 131

Lion Tail 131

Tiger Tail 131

Clothing 133

Hot-Weather Clothes 134

Cold-Weather Clothes 135

Fantasy Outfits 136

Wings 137

Feathered Wing 137

Webbed Wing 138

Markings 140

Taur Body 141

Acknowledgments 144

About the author 144