Introduction 5
A Glimpse into Chinese Animal Painting 24
Tools 50
How to Use Your Tools and Materials 64
Looking Under the Skin of Animals 83
Copying Masterpieces 99
Sketching from Life and from Memory 105
Steps for Painting Birds 111
Steps for Painting Four-footed Animals 134
The Horse,a thorough study(Gong Chunhu) 134
The Cat-free style on unsized paper(Gao Zhanguo) 166
The Lion,the Tiger and the Mouse-free style on unsized paper(Mi Xiubin) 174
The Snow Leopard,the Pomeranian Dog and the Tiger Cub-meticulous style on unsized paper(Tang Jian) 180
More Animals-free style on unsized paper(Wen Jingen) 190
Appendix： 209
1．Flattening and framing;minimum backing of a painting 209
2．Shops for good art works,artists'tools and materials 213
3．Bibiography 215