Drawing with Lee Ames [Paperback]

Lee J. Ames (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1990

From the best-selling creator of the  Draw 50 series, a proven step-by-step  guide to the fundamentals of drawing for all ages. As  countless aspiring artists have already learned,  it's easy to get the picture when your teacher is  Lee J. Ames.

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From the best-selling creator of the Draw 50 series, a proven step-by-step guide to the fundamentals of drawing for all ages. As countless aspiring artists have already learned, it's easy to get the picture when your teacher is Lee J. Ames.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Main Street Books; 1st edition (August 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385237014
• ISBN-13: 978-0385237017
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.6 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars unique approach to drawing, June 23, 2003

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This review is from: Drawing with Lee Ames (Paperback)

Mr. Ames clearly takes a different approach to teaching drawing. He provides step-by-step sketches so a piece can be seen from the first few lines up to its completion. He totally avoids explaining any art technique, vocabulary, supplies, etc.
I like his approach very much, although it may be more helpful to break up the steps a little more in the more complex drawings. A beginner would also need to purchase other books (which he recommends) in order to learn drawing basics such as shading, perspective, etc.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent first drawing book for children, April 29, 2004

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Bruce Bain "Romans 9:33/Remember Jackie Robinson" (Englewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drawing with Lee Ames (Paperback)

"Drawing with Lee Ames" is an extremely well illustrated book on drawing generally. He sketches rough figures advanced to a more refined drawing, by sequence; but I regard this book more as a reference book, and not the best of the field of beginner's drawing books. It is one of the larger books dealing with human figure drawing, at 261 pages, outsizing many other books by about 100 pages. With that much size, one might think Ames would include something on human anatomy, or the canon of proportions, but he has nothing on these matters whatsoever. His last 40 pages are entirely on Portraits. I believe some will find this book a value; children for example. In fact, what is a stunning surprise about Ame's book, is that there is virtually no text in it at all, with the exception of about 4 or 5 pages, and then only a paragraph of text per page. With the early pages demonstrating how to draw butterflies, cats, dogs, and dinosaurs, one could readily see that Ames has an ability to encourage children and the young to give drawing a try. It is a welcome addition to my home library, and I'm sure it has its place.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great step-by-step, January 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Drawing with Lee Ames (Paperback)

This book is a great drawing book to follow. I don't have any real artistic ability and found I was able to follow the steps easily. Each step had enough to not be over whelming, but help lead you. My 9 year old is also enjoying. And since it has a little of everything (animals, still lifes, automobiles, people), there are lots of great choices.