In this step-by-step guide for beginning and intermediate artists, an expert teacher shows how to see an animal in its simplest form and capture its essential character. Includes over 500 illustrations ranging from the familiar — dogs, cats, and birds — to more unusual creatures such as hippopotami and kangaroos. Reprint of Anyone Can Draw Animals, Pitman Publishing Corporation, New York and Chicago, 1946.
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