How to Draw an Underwater Scene
Oceans have always been fascinating to people due to their abundant variety and alien features. Over seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by saltwater, yet... Read more
Oceans have always been fascinating to people due to their abundant variety and alien features. Over seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by saltwater, yet... Read more
The character of Godzilla was first brought to life on film in 1954. He is a huge, prehistoric reptilian sea monster who rises from the ocean to wreak havoc on unsuspecting coastal cities... Read more
A male chicken is known as a rooster. These animals come in more than 60 different varieties, all descendants of the wild red jungle fowl. They were domesticated by humans thousands of years ago... Read more
Seashells are the exoskeleton, or hard protective covering, of marine animals like snails and mollusks. Crabs also use the discarded shells of other animals in this way. Shells come in many shapes and colors... Read more
The llama was domesticated by the Incas of South America hundreds or perhaps thousands of years ago. Today, it is still used as a pack animal, and its wool is used to make cloth... Read more
The Welsh corgi is one of the most popular herding dog breeds in the world. According to the American Kennel Club, they are "among the most agreeable of all small house dogs...strong, athletic, and lively...affectionate and companionable without being needy." They are beloved pets in households around the world... Read more
Anime cartoons portray wolves in a number of different ways. They may be ordinary animals, sapient beings with human-level intelligence, supernatural gods or spirits in animal form, or werewolves or wolfweres - humans that turn into wolves, and vice versa. Popular anime wolves include the wolves of Wolf's Rain, Sajin Komamura from Bleach, and Ninetales from Pokémon... Read more
In Japan, the term inu means dog or wolf. Dog characters are frequent features of anime cartoons and chibi art... Read more
Chibi refers to a style of "super deformed" Japanese art and animation in which a character's proportions are altered for a cute effect. This can also be done to show or emphasize certain emotions, like anger or love... Read more
Bulls or oxen have been depicted in art since time immemorial. This is likely due to both their impressive strength and their proximity to humans. Cattle were among the first animals to be domesticated, and they were soon put to use pulling carts and plows and turning millstones... Read more
There are about 30 species of iguana that live in tropical regions of the Americas and surrounding islands. Iguanas live on land, burrow underground, climb trees, and even swim in the ocean. The largest can get well over six feet in length and weigh nearly 15 pounds. They can live for 20 years in the wild... Read more
Bearded dragon is the common name of a group of eight lizard species. They are named for the spikey "beard" beneath their necks which can turn black due to stress... Read more
The children's book The Lorax was released in 1971. The small, furry Lorax is the title character. He "speaks for the trees" in the face of environmental destruction... Read more
Thirteen years after the release of the animated film Finding Nemo, Disney and Pixar provided fans with a sequel - Finding Dory. This film expounds on the backstory of one of the franchise's most beloved characters... Read more
Tom and Jerry was introduced in 1940. The cartoon shorts feature a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. Games of "cat and mouse" are, of course, the order of the day... Read more
Tweety Bird first appeared onscreen in 1941. By 1949, Tweety's backstory was complete. He was owned by the protective Granny, along with a bulldog named Hector or Spike. Tweety was no longer a wild bird living in a tree. Tweety often faces off against Sylvester the cat, who desires to eat the small bird... Read more
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss was published in 1957. The title character from this tale of mayhem has since become one of the most recognizable of children's story characters in one of the all-time best-selling children's books... Read more
Bambi is the title character of a cherished children's book and a 1942 Disney animated film. We first meet Bambi as a newborn fawn. During his first year of life, he befriends a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower. He avoids the attention of a female fawn called Faline. He also learns of the dangers of the meadow and the need for caution... Read more
There are many fictional allusions to mockingbirds in literature. Perhaps the most famous is the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and its subsequent 1962 film adaptation. The novel, often read by American junior high and high school students, broaches the subjects of rape, racial inequality, and lost innocence. The mockingbird that should not be killed is thought to represent the idea of innocence that can be destroyed by evil... Read more
Piglet is one of Winnie the Pooh's best friends. He lives in the Hundred Acre Wood, along with Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga, and other characters based on Christopher Robin's collection of stuffed animals. Piglet is very timid and concerned with cleanliness... Read more