The Draw Any Animal Book by Robert Lambry

The Draw Any Animal Book by Robert Lambry ISBN-13: 9781631598418 Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Quarry Books Released: October 15th 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
In the 1920s and 30s, French artist Robert Lambry (1902–1934) created a series of charming step-by-step lessons for drawing animals for a weekly children’s paper. They were later compiled into a book Les Animaux Tels Qu'ils Sont (Animals as They Are) and now, almost 100 years later, these beautiful lineworks will guide you to drawing perfection. Lambry breaks down the process of drawing realistic animals into a series of simple shapes and lines, enabling you to recreate even the most complex creatures in just a few steps. Use the no-slip, wood-free pages to copy 100 wonderful animals—including big creatures, like an elephant, rhino, giraffe, and hippo; small creatures, like a snail, frog, butterfly, beetle, spider, and fly; all kinds of birds, like a swallow, peacock, turkey, heron, and swan; domestic animals, like a cat, dog, chicken, and cow; a range of wild cats, like a tiger, lynx, lion, and panther; Ocean creatures, like a whale, lobster, and seal; and more!


My Review:
The Draw Any Animal Book teaches how to create simple but accurate line drawings of a variety of animals. Text was only used when the author needed to point out how he created a distinctive feature of the animal. Each lesson was basically 3 to 5 drawn steps showing how to create each animal, and the steps were clear and easy to follow. Common animals were often shown from different angles – like the side, front, and back – and in different poses. He covered around 150 animals, from cats and dogs to reptiles, rodents, rabbits, turtles, bugs, fish, and many more. His method basically uses simple lines to get the correct proportions in place and then he added distinctive details so that a person seeing the line drawing can tell which animal it is supposed to be. Overall, I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to draw simple line drawings of animals, especially children and crafters.


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