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An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists (Dover Anatomy for Artists) Paperback – June 1, 1956
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"Illustrators, sculptors, and taxidermists who draw or model animals will welcome this new revised edition." — Natural History
Here are 288 remarkably lifelike drawings of animals, furnishing artists and students with an easy-to-follow method of instruction in the drawing of horses, dogs, lions, cows and bulls, stags, and goats. So detailed and so accurate are these drawings that this book has long been a classic work of its kind.
The animals are shown in three ways: external full views and dozens of details (paws, head, eyes, legs, etc.); beneath-the-skin drawings of musculature and of the positions and insertions of each muscle; and skeleton drawings of the bone structures that support and determine surface contours and configurations. In addition, special cross-sections dissect those portions of the animal — such as the head and limbs — that are most important to the artist.
For this edition, Lewis S. Born of the American Museum of Natural History collected 25 plates from George Stubbs's Anatomy of the Horse, long unavailable; Straus-Durckheim's Anatomie Descriptive et Comparative du Chat; and Cuvier and Laurrillard's Anatomie Comparée. These plates, as fully annotated as the plates that make up the original book, supplement Ellenberger, Baum and Dittrich with anatomical drawings of the monkey, the bat, the flying squirrel, the rat kangaroo, the seal, and the hare. Mr. Lewis also provided a new preface and added to the annotated bibliography, which now contains 66 items.
- Print length160 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDover Publications
- Publication dateJune 1, 1956
- Dimensions9.45 x 0.43 x 12.24 inches
- ISBN-100486200825
- ISBN-13978-0486200828
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Anatomy for Artists
To master painting, drawing or sculpting the delicate lines of the human or animal form can demand a lifetime of study. Dover's art anatomy books are appropriate for both the beginning art student and the established artist too. Visit www.doverpublications.com for art instruction and fine art history books.
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The animals are shown in three ways: external full views and dozens of details (paws, head, eyes, legs, etc.); beneath-the-skin drawings of musculature and of the positions and insertions of each muscle; and skeleton drawings of the bone structures that support and determine surface contours and configurations. In addition, special cross-sections dissect those portions of the animal—such as the head and limbs—that are most important to the artist.
For this edition, Lewis S. Born of the American Museum of Natural History collected 25 plates from George Stubbs's Anatomy of the Horse, long unavailable; Straus-Durckheim's Anatomie Descriptive et Comparative du Chat; and Cuvier and Laurrillard's Anatomie Comparée. These plates, as fully annotated as the plates that make up the original book, supplement Ellenberger, Baum and Dittrich with anatomical drawings of the monkey, the bat, the flying squirrel, the rat kangaroo, the seal, and the hare. Mr. Lewis also provided a new preface and added to the annotated bibliography, which now contains 66 items. "Highly recommended as one of the very few books on the subject worthy of being used an an authoritative guide."—Design
"Illustrators, sculptors, and taxidermists who draw or model animals will welcome this new revised edition."—Natural History
Enlarged (1956) edition, revised by Lewis S. Brown, American Museum of Natural History.
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- Publisher : Dover Publications; 2nd edition (June 1, 1956)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 160 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0486200825
- ISBN-13 : 978-0486200828
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.45 x 0.43 x 12.24 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #115,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #117 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching
- #161 in Figure Drawing Guides
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whose drawn horses, even for years, knows that getting this
animal down pat is no easy feat. Studying anatomy is a must.
This is THE book.
I have so much respect for the person who drew these plates.
It's astounding work. The anatomy is shown from every angle;
starting with skeletal plates, adding muscles and so forth,
these plates "build" the horse from the inside out. After
studying the legs I cut myself some slack! This is a very
beautiful, complex animal. No wonder this is such a challenging
subject!
There are smaller additional sections on a few animals as a
bonus. I found the cat skull study to be immensely helpful.
I don't recommend this book for anyone who wants a how-to
on every animal in the world, this isn't for you. Nor is it for
beginning artists. It is for serious artists who want to do
in depth study of horses because we can't all just walk outside
and see horses everywhere. There's nothing like the real thing,
but this is a good second choice when the real thing isn't
available for study.
This is one of those books that I actually revere and am very
proud to have in my reference library. A serious resource for
serious art study.
To those saying these paints are toxic... Again, welcome to watercolor! Any professional watercolors will contain potentially dangerous pigments! Just don't paint where you eat or let your kids play with them. Ages 12 and up I would say.
I've been removing certain pans and placing them in a mint tin for plein air painting, which is quite convenient. My only problem (if you can call it that) is there isn't any kind of magenta or opera rose color in the palette. I can hang because there is a carmine so I can make my own but that could potentially upset any floral painters.
Love that white knights are open stock so you can replace or add new colors by buying off of dick blick. (to the lady who said they accidentally sent you a 36 space palette.... Not an accident. It is to encourage you to buy more colors and add to your palette! Though, Amazon needs to update their photos)
Highly recommend for semi-serious watercolor artists! Also, I left a color chart out for 4 months and the colors were super lightfast! Recommend with all my heart!
Side note, I had this book about 10 years ago, wish I still had my old copy as the newer editions seem to be printed very, very dark. Some of the detail on the illustrations closed up in the printing which could be worst I suppose.. personally I would try to find a used copy of an older edition if possible as the details were much clearer and didn't print so dark.
Still, it's a good reference book at a good price and worth the money despite the printing quality.
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
MUST HAVE FOR ANY ARTIST that draw, paints animals, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS!!! Go from good to AMAZING becaus
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