Draw 50 Animals: The Step-By-Step Way to Draw Elephants, Tigers, Dogs, Fish, Birds, and Many More...

by Lee J. Ames

Book Overview

A step-by-step, easy-to-use drawing book that will help kids and adults alike develop their technical drawing skills and build a repertoire of animal subjects.

Fifty furry, scaly, and feathered friends are here for aspiring young artists to learn how to draw, including a lion, a giraffe, a dinosaur, a penguin, a bunny, a shark, and much more. It's easy to bring these animals to life the Draw 50 way.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823085783
• ISBN13: 9780823085781
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

100% satisfaction

I purchased this book for a 13-year-old who likes animals and who previously took a vague interest in drawing. In the month since I presented it, not a week has gone by but she's calling me over to see the drawings she's creating with the help of this book. The book's teaching method is very easy to understand, and putting it together with a sketch pad and the proper pencils made it a great gift; not to mention that the child's sketches are greatly improved. And even more importantly, she's learning and enjoying something NOT related to a computer; an ipod, or a television set. Even if she stops drawing tomorrow, I would still feel this book was a good investment.

daughter loves

My daughter loves these books. I think we own them all now. Very easy to follow. Great for beginners.

Happy drawing!!!!

My daughter absolutely loves the "Draw 50" books. It's amazing, the things they have helped her to draw. She is 10, and has always had an artistic ability, these books are a great help to her!

Excellent!

Awesome illustrations and easy to follow step by step instructions that allow even the beginner artist to draw all the pictures. My 9 year old sone received it for Christmas and loves it.

great for beginners!

If you are looking for an easy and non-specific drawing book about animals, this is the one. It has a wide range of them, from birds to insects, from wild felines to cute pets and farm animals. I would say this book is a great starting point for anyone who is interested in drawing but doesn't know any techniques or doesn't feel capable - yet - of drawing animals instantly. It is perfect for beginners because it does not use hard techniques, such as shading, and with it you are able to discover which kinds of animals you would like to draw more - and then you can go for "Draw 50 Birds" or "Draw 50 Cats", which are two examples that, comparing to this one, are more specific and therefore more challenging books. "Draw 50 Animals" uses the step-by-step method and is very easy to follow. You start with simple lines and shapes, and little by little you turn them into the animal which you thought you would never be able to draw. The result is really amazing, and a great self-esteem increaser for beginners (at least for me it was!). This book is sure to please anyone who uses it and anyone who sees the result of using it!