How to Draw 50 Animals

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Oct 19, 2014 Sam rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: everyone

Recommended to Sam by: my uncle

I LOVE this book! I drew every single picture and they all came out really well. I look like an actual artist. I would most definitely check out the rest of the books in this series. This is a great book for children but also for anyone who likes to draw and wants to improve their craft. A must "read". I LOVE this book! I drew every single picture and they all came out really well. I look like an actual artist. I would most definitely check out the rest of the books in this series. This is a great book for children but also for anyone who likes to draw and wants to improve their craft. A must "read". ...more

I love these books! They make me feel like an actual artist.

The hardest part in learning to draw is getting started. The second hardest part is to continue to practice. This book by Lee. J. Ames takes care of both those issues; well you still have to force yourself into taking the book out and the pencils and paper and DOING it. Each of these 50 animals have about 6 different steps in starting. You start off with a couple circles, Add a few more. Then a few lines. Then with the form there you add some details all shown. And then finish it up. It really i The hardest part in learning to draw is getting started. The second hardest part is to continue to practice. This book by Lee. J. Ames takes care of both those issues; well you still have to force yourself into taking the book out and the pencils and paper and DOING it. Each of these 50 animals have about 6 different steps in starting. You start off with a couple circles, Add a few more. Then a few lines. Then with the form there you add some details all shown. And then finish it up. It really is that easy. Repetition will not only allow you to reproduce the drawings as shown in this book you will soon be able to do it with out the book and then animals not in the book. It really will help the beginner who can't quite figure out how to get started. ...more

One only bought these if you did purchasing for a school district, otherwise they weren't in bookstores at the time. I checked them out so often that the school librarian purchased them for my mother to give me for birthdays and Christmas. They're hardcover classics. One only bought these if you did purchasing for a school district, otherwise they weren't in bookstores at the time. I checked them out so often that the school librarian purchased them for my mother to give me for birthdays and Christmas. They're hardcover classics. ...more

My daughter checked this out, and we drew some animals together. Short intro with some good practical tips on drawing. Many (well, 50) animals simplified in a way that even a child can draw a pretty good likeness and develop as an artist.

great resource for the library very popular for their resource of drawing

I love this book. It shows the step by step process to draw animals....

Well, this is exactly as advertised. It's a pretty classic set up of starting with simple shapes, then worked your way gradually up to details. Very minimal instructions, you mostly lean by imitation. I picked this up to see if maybe it would help me round out my animal drawing skills knowing full well this would probably not be the book to help. It's definitely dedicated more towards children, but you know, not a bad little book overall. Well, this is exactly as advertised. It's a pretty classic set up of starting with simple shapes, then worked your way gradually up to details. Very minimal instructions, you mostly lean by imitation. I picked this up to see if maybe it would help me round out my animal drawing skills knowing full well this would probably not be the book to help. It's definitely dedicated more towards children, but you know, not a bad little book overall. ...more

Aug 09, 2021 Andrea rated it liked it

I really enjoyed drawing all different kinds of animals. It would have been nice to also include referent photos to know what the actual animals looked like, rather than just drawings of them. But it was fun!

I've never been a good drawer or artist, but I do like trying it sometimes as a hobby, and this book really helps even an unskilled person like me create good pictures. I'd always thought "How to" books, especially for drawing, were useless, but this one is pretty good. I've never been a good drawer or artist, but I do like trying it sometimes as a hobby, and this book really helps even an unskilled person like me create good pictures. I'd always thought "How to" books, especially for drawing, were useless, but this one is pretty good. ...more

My review can be found on my blog. My review can be found on my blog. ...more

These are books I wished I'd had growing up. These are books my kids always have had available, and they draw beautifully. These are books I wished I'd had growing up. These are books my kids always have had available, and they draw beautifully. ...more