Publisher's Synopsis
""A Guide to Animal Drawing for the Use of Landscape Painters"" by Charles H. Weigall is a comprehensive guide for artists who wish to improve their animal drawing skills. The book is specifically designed for landscape painters who want to include animals in their artwork. The guide covers a wide range of topics, including the anatomy of animals, their movements, and their behavior in different environments. It also provides step-by-step instructions on how to draw different types of animals, such as horses, cows, sheep, deer, and birds. The book is filled with illustrations and diagrams to help readers understand the concepts and techniques discussed in the guide. Additionally, the author provides tips on how to use animal drawings in landscape paintings, such as how to create a sense of depth and perspective. Overall, ""A Guide to Animal Drawing for the Use of Landscape Painters"" is an essential resource for artists who want to improve their skills and create more realistic and engaging artwork.1878. With numerous illustrations. Weigall presents an elementary work on the instruction of Animal Drawing. It does not touch on the natural history of the animals, or on comparative anatomy, beyond some few and simple rules and are offered as an inducement to the earnest pupil to enquire further, but will serve the purpose of the landscape sketcher. Almost twenty animals and poultry are covered in this delightful volume.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.