"Almost everybody, artist or not, can think of a beloved animal character -- whether from a cartoon, a movie, a picture book, a comic strip, or even a cereal box! From the dawn of art to the latest feature-length animation, animals never fail to engage us. Follow in the pawprints of professional artists in this beginner-friendly guide, and you'll be creating your own fun, memorable animal characters in no time."--Back cover

• Getting started. Character appeal
• Stylizing animals
• Gesture & pose
• Faces & expressions
• Anthropomorphism
• Color theory
• The stylization process
• Character projects. Villainous hyena
• Greedy pony
• Snowy owl
• Tropical fish
• Happy cat
• Poisonous frog
• Curious magpie
• Breakdown gallery. Skateboarding turtle
• Monkey mage
• Mystical horse
• Snowboarder Samoyed
• Cute pigeon
• Project ideas
• Contributors