Draw Horses (Discover Drawing) [Paperback]

Lee Hammond (Author)

Book Description

Series: Discover Drawing | Publication Date: July 30, 2001

This work teaches readers how to produce beautiful renderings of horses. Lee Hammond's realistic approach, clear, step-by-step instruction and encouraging voice ensures that artists of any experience level will be able to succeed right from the start.

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About the Author

Lee Hammond is the author of seven Discover Drawing series titles, How to Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs and How to Draw Portraits in Colored Pencil from Photographs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (July 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581801505
• ISBN-13: 978-1581801507
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A professional artist and art instructor for more than twenty years, Lee has authored seventeen North Light books. She owned and operated the Midwest School of Art in Lenexa, Kansas for six years and now has a studio in Overland Park, Kansas where she teaches. She conducts drawing seminars, gives school lectures and mentors nationwide. Also a certified police composite artist in the Kansas City metro area, she has worked with “America’s Most Wanted.” A contributing writer for The Artist’s Magazine, she is also licensed with many of NASCAR’s racing teams to produce art. Her work is seen online at www.leehammond.com.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Draw horses by Lee Hammond, February 15, 2002

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Irine (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Draw Horses (Discover Drawing) (Paperback)

This book is great if you know some of the basics of how to draw a horse. It has everything you need to know about shadowing which is very important for your drawing to look realistic and lively. It also shows you how to draw ears, eyes, muzzle, legs, hooves, and hair(the mane and the tail). After following a step by step procedure I was able to draw a Great horsey eye which looked realistic. The book also has step by step precedures on how to draw horses from different views front,back, laying down, etc.) It also contains several drawings that have no step by step precedure but rather allow you to practice on your own. I advise you to buy this book, it's really good!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, February 16, 2003

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This review is from: Draw Horses (Discover Drawing) (Paperback)

I hesitated to buy this book because it had a low price, but it is excellent. Lee Hammond can really draw, and she shows you how. At the beginning of the book, she goes over the basic shapes, such as circles, spheres, and shows you what each one needs in order to look realistic. Then she shows you how she draws each feature of a horse. It's just a great book and I have read many. I bought one of her colored pencil books after I saw this one and I can't wait.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots missing from this book, October 18, 2005

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Okapi (Pacheco, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Draw Horses (Discover Drawing) (Paperback)

I think this would be a great book for a child or someone who wants to draw horses but does not know much about drawing in general. There are step by step instructions for drawing standing, untacked horses in pencil. The major strength of the book is that it shows how to use soft pencil and blending tortillions to create realistic shading effects. Major deficits include no information whatsoever on gaits and other types of movement, almost no anatomical information, very little on breed differences, and nothing on tack. The dozen equine pages in Jack Hamm's How to Draw Animals does a much better job with these essential topics. The author recommends that the student draw from photos - I didn't need a book to tell me that. If your photo doesn't depict your subject in the position you want, this book won't be much help. Also, if your favorite medium is anything other than pencil, this book is not for you. Having said all this, the pictures I drew from the instructions were definitely better than anything I had drawn previously. So I don't regret buying it, but I wish it had been more comprehensive.