Hey there all!
I have been going to the zoo about every other week for a while now, to practice my animal drawing!! (that and drawing my cats!) I already have the Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals (excellent book!) but I am still having lots of trouble... (or perhaps I am just impatient to improve!)
I was wondering if anyone knew of any good animal references (beside real life, o' course!) like a great book or link to a tutorial. I espcially have issues with the face structures and muzzles of animals. >_< It's like as soon as the face starts to portrude - I mess up.
A friend suggested that I am looking at things in 'parts' instead of as a 'whole' which may be my issue... (like "okay, time to draw the chest. Ok now the neck. Ok now the head. Ok now the muzzle" instead of "let's draw a cat, shall we?")
Any pointers or links are greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!
Cannot go wrong with Ken Hultgren's book: The Art of Animal Drawing.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2435310/-Ken-Hultgren-The-Art-of-Animal-Drawing
"We all grow older, we do not have to grow up"--Archie Goodwin ( 1937-1998)
You should also check out. http://www.rhinohouse.com/
As I recall, their prices are not bad.
Heres a couple of links to some great reference websites,
http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com
http://www.gettyimages.com
and heres some book titles I have found useful over the years.
Drawing Animals. By Norman Adams and Joe Singer. ISBN 0-8230-1361-8.
Anotomy Drawing School human animal Comparative Anotomy. By Andras Szunyoghy and Gyorgy Feher. ISBN. 3-89508-289-9.
Great Animal Drawings and Prints. By Carol Belanger Grafton.
ISBN. 0-486-44830-4.
Enjoy!
Rien Poortvliet wasa master draftsman and I highly recommend his Noah's Ark for a wide variety of animals.He also has a book on horses and farm animals. ... And of course his "Gnomes".
Also recommended:
Walt Stanchfield "Drawn to Life" volume 2 (covers animals)
Actually, both volumes are great.
Here's a neat little book on animal movement:
Tezuka School of Animation, 2: Animals in Motion
WOW you guys!! This is GREAT!! :: begins scribbling down names and ISBN #'s :: looks like a trip to the bookstore soon for me!!
I really really appreciate it! I just want to improve!! FASTER!!! (well, I suppose patience in a virtue and all that... :: grumbles to self:: ):D