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The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals [Paperback]

Joe Weatherly (Author)
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Publication Date: June 2003
The WEATHERLY GUIDE TO DRAWING ANIMALS focuses on learning how to draw animals using solid drawing principles. The emphasis of the book is on learning to draw animals by understanding action,analysis of form, construction, expressive drawing, and simplified anatomy. An approach to drawing animals from life (a challenging and somewhat frustrating exercise) can be learned from the principles layed out in this book.

The importance of drawing from imagination and methods to go about it are also a key topic. THE WEATHERLY GUIDE TO DRAWING ANIMALS is geared toward all levels of artists from beginning to advanced. Anyone interested in learning how to draw animals or take their current animal drawing to the next level, will greatly benefit from this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DRAW, HERE IS YOUR BOOK Mar 16 2004
By RP
Format:Paperback
I've used the Weatherly Guide to Animals for quite some time now and I have to say it is the best approach to drawing animals, as well as anything else on the market today. There's lots of books on how to draw, but this one teaches solid principles of construction that can be applied to any object, not just animals. The construction, anatomy, and gesture techniques that are taught in this book are unparalleled by any other book I've seen. If you're ready to take a step towards becoming a skilled draftsman, this is the book. I would recommend this book with confidence to anyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Animal drawings so live you might have to feed them July 19 2005
By Steven Larsen - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Joe Weatherly stresses from the beginning that knowing your subject, knowing the anatomy is the only way to accurately draw. If you know the animal, you can draw him from any angle or position with or without a live example. This is true even in quick gestures. As a result he offers no shortcuts and no formulae, just a sound, understandable method by which you can construct anything.

Weatherly backs up what he says with hundreds of beautiful, lively examples using many different mediums and in many different styles. The idea is not to copy his drawings, but to see the possibilities.

I also enjoyed Jack Hamm's book, but I will say that this one wins easily. Hamm's is more of a formulae book, showing you exactly how to draw this or that animal in a particular pose. This may be comforting for early beginners, but it won't lead you close to true mastery. Also, the difference in method between Hamm and Weatherly clearly produces different finished products. Weatherly's animals are enfused with life and action, while Hamm's seem more static in comparision. This is the result of Weatherly's laying down action lines before constructing the figure.

A definite must for drawing animals or any form of life
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I cant believe how good this book is!!! Jun 19 2005
By Adele Thomas - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I needed a book that would cover all my needs on developing my skills in drawing animals and creatures...and this book helped so much in just the first day of looking through it. It uses all the lingo of life drawing and isnt hard at all for those who are beginners who need to understand terms used. There are so many images for reference and sections that cover a number of animals individually. I seriously recommend this book, it isnt just a picture book, its a guide book to animal drawing with pictures.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a "How To" book that's worth getting!!! April 5 2006
By Q. Phan - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals is the best animal drawing book I've ever seen. There are very few books out there that show the nitty gritty side of sketching and drawing animals. I love how the writing is thorough and to the point. This book gives you the barebones on how to approach drawing animals from direct observation and from your imagination. It covers other topics like how to simplify muscle shapes and how to spot boney landmarks, which are very important in drawing any living creature. I highly recommend this book for those who always wanted to learn how to draw animals, but never knew where to begin.
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