Drawing Animals (Practical Art Books)
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Book Overview
Inspiring illustrations show how to draw all kinds of wild and domestic animals. Contents- . 1. Elephants . 2. Bears . 3. Horses . 4. Cattle . 5. Deer . 6. Sheep . 7. Primates . 8. Cats . 9. Dogs .... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0823013669
ISBN13:9780823013661
Release Date:August 1989
Publisher:Watson-Guptill
Length:160 Pages
Weight:1.51 lbs.
Dimensions:11.9" x 0.5" x 9.0"
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Art Arts, Music & Photography Design Drawing History & Criticism Plants & Animals ThemesCustomer Reviews
6 ratings
Not a total loss.
Published by Savah Rellcast , 10 months ago
This book isn't very helpful but it's got some decent points. Was really disappointed in the fact rabbits were way in the back and not given a better run down. The books not a total loss but isn't really helpful.
Useful for advanced artists
Published by rebeldart , 1 year ago
This is a wonderful book filled with lots of reference photos, including skeletal and muscular structures of all of the animals. However, there isn’t much of a guide for actually sketching them. This book is definitely made for someone with a previous art background
BEST Animal drawing book I've seen
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I have looked at a lot!! of animal drawing books and this one is the best I've seen. The only thing that is missing is drawing small cats. But, it does have great instruction for a medium beginner.
A Good General Reference If This Is Not Your Primary Interest
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
While giving charts of the skeleton and musculature, the emphasis is on the far more helpful method of breaking the animal and its extensions into simple shapes that can be used to quickly lay in a pose before getting on to texture and such. Plenty of action poses and the changes of the head when the jaw or trunk is moved. Covers elephants, bears, horses, cattle, deer, sheep, primates, cats, dogs, and "other small animals" -- mostly the squirrel and the rabbit, but one finished drawing each for the cavy, the prairie dog, the raccoon, and a hoary marmot. Obviously, if you are focusing on drawing animals in particular or particular animals, you will want more specific reference. Everything here is good, there just isn't enourmous depth.
Best drawing resource ever!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
If your into drawing animals, this is the book for you! Tips on shading and bases are included. Clear pencil drawings or just outlines you can try to draw. It's the best drawing animal book ever!
Learn to draw many animals
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a great book that shows you how to draw many animals including elephants, bears, horses, cattle, deer, sheep, primates, cats, dogs, squirrels and rabbits. For each animal there is a complete sketch of the front, side and three-quarter view as well as close-up front and side head views. Next, sketches using basic shapes show the animals from several angles. Then, skeleton, musculature and surface anatomy are shown and discussed. A brief three-step demonstration of how to draw the animal follows. Complete drawings of the animals doing various activities such as drinking, touching, sitting, and resting are also shown along with sketches of the animals' young. Sometimes different species of animals are shown such as polar and black bears. Animals sharing a similar shape such as zebra, buffalo, hippopotamus and burro are shown sometimes as well. Drawings include brief commentary. Though I do like this book and did find it helpful, especially the anatomy/muscle diagrams, I wish the written instructions were a little more detailed. Overall, I would recommend it to any beginning to intermediate artist who wishes to improve their animal drawing technique.
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