The Weatherly Guide To Drawing Animals Free Pdf Download

We have co-existed with and depended on animals since the start of humanity. The earliest cave paintings have fascinating depictions of animals and people. These drawings almost look animated and full of life. There is an intimacy with the natural world that has been lost in the last few centuries.

The drawings in this book are so lively and animated, they truly cover the personality of each animal. For those of us who use photographs as references, Joe encourages us to use them as a tool and to study from nature as often as possible. He also insists that as artists we need to keep a sketchbook and draw regularly. If there are no animals, sketch people or landscapes, they are organic forms after all.

Joe encourages artists to focus on the fluid, dynamic movement of the animals through quick sketches that capture the essence of an animal. If you spend too much time rendering your artwork, the action and expression of a drawing can become stiff. By understanding the action you can capture the essence of the animal and build the form on top of it.

The next step to drawing animals is to build on top of the action using boxes, spheres, cones and cylinders: using forms as a construction method to build the action drawing to create a believable drawing. This book teaches you how to break down the forms that you see and turn them into a convincing animal drawing. This method helps build a mental library so that you can draw from your imagination or memory.

Understanding the basics of anatomy gives your drawings dimension and credibility. Like many of the great masters such as Michelangelo, Rubens and Da Vinci this book advocates drawing to understand the landmarks on the body that are formed by the skull, bones and muscle. There are skeletal studies to guide you to gain the knowledge that is necessary to create a convincing animal drawing. Once you understand some of the basic anatomy principles you will start to see how similar most animal structures can be.

My only concern with the book is that many of the drawings are very loose. As a beginner, you might struggle to study directly from some of the illustrations. You will need photos, videos or live animals to supplement some sketches to understand what you see. However, I think that is exactly what Joe wants you to do. 2b1af7f3a8