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“You’ll learn everything there is to learn about drawing animals.” — Collectors’ Corner
This thoughtful and incisive guidebook, written by a former animator for Walt Disney Studios, will help artists at many skill levels improve their ability to draw a wide variety of animal forms both realistically and as caricatures.
You’ll learn why the author considers construction, action analysis, and caricature all-important for a clear understanding of animal anatomy and movement. You’ll also benefit from Mr. Hultgren’s expert
advice and tips on catching the essential movement and character of animals and avoiding the stiff, wooden poses that are the frequent and unfortunate result of much sketching of animals from life. Throughout, the emphasis is on construction drawings (there are over 700 line illustrations and halftones) rather than on text. This means the student is able to view the development process of the drawing by example rather than theory or description.
The book begins with introductory chapters on the special techniques of drawing animals, the use of line, establishing mood and feeling, conveying action, and brush techniques. Mr. Hultgren then turns to individual animal forms — horses, deer, cats, cows and bulls, giraffes, camels, gorillas, pigs, and many more. His instruction on animal caricature will be especially valuable to the legions of artists avidly interested in the subject.
The Art of Animal Drawing belongs in the library of any artist — student, amateur, or professional — who is interested in drawing animals.
ASIN : 0486274268
Publisher : Dover Publications; Revised ed. edition (February 9, 1993)
Language : English
Paperback : 144 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780486274263
ISBN-13 : 978-0486274263
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 8.35 x 0.39 x 11.1 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book helpful and a wonderful resource for artists interested in drawing common animals. They also say it’s filled with beautiful drawings and sketches. Readers describe the book as relatively easy to understand and reconstruct, skillfully explaining fundamentals such as weight and anatomy. In addition, they say it gives detailed help to unleash their creative potential and provides great insight into drawing the musculature of animals. Overall, customers say the book is well worth the price and the payoff is immense.
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