title: The Artist's Guide to Drawing Animals: How to Draw Cats, Dogs, and Other Favorite Pets
author:  J.C. Amberlyn 
description: J. C. Amberlyn is an award-winning artist, animator, graphic novelist, photographer, and naturalist. She is the author of the bestselling <i>Drawing Wildlife</i> and <i>Drawing Manga Animals, Chibis, and Other Adorable Creatures</i>. Visit J. C.&rsquo;s website at www.jcamberlyn.com.
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  ![The Draw Any Animal Book: Over 150 Simple Step-by-Step Drawing Sequences for
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  ## table of contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [General notions](ch01.xhtml#ch01)
  
  
  * [Simple shapes](ch02.xhtml#ch02)
  
  
  * [Dogs](ch03.xhtml#ch03)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cats](ch03.xhtml#chlev2)
  
  
  * [More cats](ch03.xhtml#chlev3)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Mice](ch04.xhtml#ch04)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Rats and water voles](ch04.xhtml#chlev4)
  
  
  * [Small rodents](ch04.xhtml#chlev5)
  
  
  * [Shrews](ch04.xhtml#chlev6)
  
  
  * [Moles](ch04.xhtml#chlev7)
  
  
  * [Groundhogs, mongooses, and beavers](ch04.xhtml#chlev8)
  
  
  * [More beavers](ch04.xhtml#chlev9)
  
  
  * [Squirrels](ch04.xhtml#chlev10)
  
  
  * [Weasels](ch04.xhtml#chlev11)
  
  
  * [Ermines and sables](ch04.xhtml#chlev12)
  
  
  * [Eggs](ch04.xhtml#chlev13)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Hedgehogs and porcupines](ch05.xhtml#ch05)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Rabbits](ch05.xhtml#chlev14)
  