Animal Drawing and Painting
Drawings of animals in this page have been completed during the Summer Semester 2013 at Los Angeles Zoo (quick sketches of live animals with pencils, charcoal sticks and other drawing tools) and in the classroom or at home (detailed color rendering with color pencils), in the Art 215 Animal Drawing course taught by Professor Michael Owens, at East Los Angeles College.
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Textbook
Reference Books
- Graeme Sims, Painting and Drawing Animals Practical and Colorful Lessons on Painting Mammals, Fish, Birds, and Insects, ISBN 0-8230-3556-5, PCC Call Number 751.422 S2 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as the principal textbook for a college-level animal drawing course).
- Ken Hultgren, The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature, ISBN 0-486-27426-8, ELAC Call Number NC 780 /H76 1993 (Edward Locke's Note: This book is focused on using lines to draw animals in various action poses and could be used as a supplemental textbook for a college-level animal drawing course).
Reference Books
- Christopher Hart, Humongous Book of Cartooning, ISBN 978-0-8230-5036-9
- Ernest Thompson Seton, Art Anatomy of Animals (Dover Anatomy for Artists), ISBN 0-486-44747-2 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as a reference book for beginners of animal drawings, for the study of animal skeletons).
- J.C. Amberlyn, The Artist's Guide to Drawing Animals: How to Draw Cats, Dogs, and Other Favorite Pets, ISBN 978-0-82301-423-1
- Joe Weatherly, The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals, ISBN 978-0-9710314-1-8
- Ken Hultgren, The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature (Dover Art Instruction) ISBN 978-0486-27426-3
- Linda Birch, How to Draw and Paint Animals in Pencil, Charcoal, Line and Watercolor, ISBN 0-7153-0499-2, PCC Call Number 743.6 B2 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as a reference book for drawing and painting animals with a variety of medium).
- Marjolein Kruijt, Drawing and Painting Animals with Expression, ISBN 978-1-78221-321-5 (Edward Locke's Note: This book is a great source of inspiration).
- Norman Adams and Joe Singer, Drawing Animals, ISBN 0-8230-1366-9, ELAC Call Number NC 780 .A3 1979 (Edward Locke's Note: This book offers great examples for drawing detailed animal furs).
- Polly Pinder and Susie Hodge, How to Draw Animals: In Simple Steps, ISBN 978-1-84448-664-9
- Walter Foster Creative Team, The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals, ISBN 978-1-63322-192-5 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as a reference book for beginners of animal drawings).
Recommended YouTube Videos: Animal Drawing
(Graphite, Charcoal, Color Pencils, Pastel and Oil Pastel)
Recommended YouTube Videos: Animal Painting
(Acrylic, Oil and Watercolor)
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