Creating stylized animals : how to design compelling real and imaginary animal characters / [Trudi Castle, Rudy Siswanto, César Vergara, Erika Wiseman, [and others], contributors] ; foreword by Sandro Cleuzo.

Foreword -- Getting started. Character appeal -- Stylizing animals -- Gesture and pose -- Faces and 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.

"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.