Animal Drawing: Anatomy and Action for Artists
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048620426X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Especially valuable will be the many pointers on how to avoid stiffness and gracelessness in drawings of horses, deer, and other quick-footed animals; how to introduce the proper sense of bulk and power in sketches of such heavier animals as elephants and bears; and how to put into drawings of the cat family, from the household pet to the African lion, the superb lithe grace and wealth of subtle expression that we marvel at in the originals.Complete, unabridged reprinting of Charles R. Scores of animal categories are covered: great apes, tigers, lions, dogs, bears, cattle, horses, antelopes, sheep, goats, came
I've worn out three copies of this classic! Animal Drawing, Anatomy and Action for Artists is not a modern art instruction book with step by step demonstrations. Instead, it's a collection of splendid original drawings by master nature painter Charles R. Knight with tight, well-written short essays on drawing the creatures and using their skeletal and muscular anatomy to give them lifelike, accurate proportions.If. "Four Stars" according to ray colling. Arrived on time and was exactly what I expected. Wish I saved my money for a better more current book. And I bought for $5.85! snowlaiden Waste of money, I don't think this book will be helpful to me at all. It was written in 1940 and has a lot of text and very little pictures in comparison. The artists pictures are nice but are his interpretation of animals artistically. The author is obviously talented but I was hoping more for a book with more animals and expressions so that when painting or sculpting I
His animal portrayals are startlingly alive with beauty, virility, charm, power, and expression. This book was written and illustrated by Charles R. He provides innumerable tips on animal proportions, the play of light and shadow, coloring, hair formation, feather arrangements of birds, scales of fish, how animals lie down, animal expressions, how a lioness bends back her ears when angry, and many others. Scores of animal categories are covered: great apes, tigers, lions, dogs, bears, cattle, horses, antelopes, sheep, goats, camels, swine, seals, rodents, young animals, exotic animals, crocodiles, snakes, fish, and birds.This work should help both practicing artists and art students achie