The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature (Dover Books on Art Instruction, Anatomy) (Paperback)

by Ken Hultgren (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Former Disney animator offers expert advice—with over 700 illustrations—on drawing animals both realistically and as caricatures. Use of line, brush technique, establishing mood, conveying action, much more. Construction drawings reveal development process in creating animal figures. Many chapters on drawing individual animal forms—dogs, cats, horses, deer, cows, foxes, kangaroos, etc. 53 halftones. 706 line illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 134 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (February 9, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486274268
• ISBN-13: 978-0486274263
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,286 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Gem, March 1, 2002

By	palcat (Silicon Valley CA) - See all my reviews

Originally published in 1950, these drawings remind me
of the old Disney cartoon classics animals. Ken's animals
express emotions, movement, and come to life. Ken keeps
writing to a minimum, sharing excellent insights and tips;
while the majority of the book speaks for itself in his
drawings. I found this book to be truly helpful in
improving my own animal drawings. His insights can be
very useful, and solved some problems for me. His drawings
range from very simple to very impressive work. This is
definitely a book worth studying.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give your art a breath of life, August 22, 2000

By A Customer

Are you tired of drawing animals that seem flat and lifeless? Then this book is definately for you. Ken Hultgren does more than merely teach you to draw, he teaches you how to draw with the illusion of movement, and how to put life into the image.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Images but could use more words, February 19, 2006

By	Mike Sexton - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just recently got this book and I must admit, as a graphic designer, this book is quite helpful with learning more of the different animals' anatomy and structure but the only negative thing I can say is that it could be even more helpful if it had more words in it to go along with the images he shows you. Adding some instructions would help a long ways to showing a person how he got to each image. But all in all, it's very helpful.

Mike Sexton,
Owner, Birdman's Designs