The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature

by Ken Hultgren

Book Overview

"You'll learn everything there is to learn about drawing animals." -- Collectors' Corner
This thoughtful and incisive guidebook, written by a former animator for Walt Disney Studios, will help artists at many skill levels improve their ability to draw a wide variety of animal forms both realistically and as caricatures.
You'll learn why the author considers construction, action analysis, and caricature all-important for a clear understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486274268
• ISBN13: 9780486274263
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Another Must-have

Between this book and "How to Draw Animals" by Jack Hamm, I'm covered on the basics. Ken's book offers more examples of cartooning, though. He also had some different angles on certain animals. Totally worth it.

10 Stars!!

This is the kind of a guide book art students pray for. It simply has everything. If I could, I'd give it 10 stars!!

Awesome for Serious Artists

This book is somewhere right between a "How to Draw Animals" book and a detailed anatomy book. It gives you the basics of the muscles for each animal in beautiful, dynamic sketches that take you from drawing static (but proportional) animals to leaping, rolling, fighting animals. If you're really serious, you'll still need a more detailed anatomy book, but for movement (especially of horses and deer and their running patterns) this one is awesome. Just a warning though, the section on dogs is awesome but smaller than the horses, the section on cats is extensive but focuses mostly on big cats, and the section on wolves/foxes/wild dogs is pretty brief - much more of the book is spent on the larger herbivores and some less commonly studied animals like kangaroos, camels, rabbits, and a big section on bears.

Must Have!

For anyone learning to draw animals, to do animation...this is a gorgeous guide. I just love looking at these poetic drawings. This is the only book out there that I know of that really explores movement. I love it. I'm never parting from my copy!!!

A Real Gem

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

Outstanding !

Excellent guide for sketching animals....great attention to the ever popular art subject...the horse. PLUS!....some outstanding techniques for the big cats !

Give your art a breath of life

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.