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Copyright©1974byJocelynS.Ames

Allrightsreserved.Published in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, an imprint of the CrownPublishingGroup,adivisionofRandomHouse,Inc.,NewYork,in2012.www.crownpublishing.com

WATSON-GUPTILLandtheWGandHorsedesignsareregisteredtrademarksofRandomHouse,Inc.

Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, a division of RandomHouse,Inc.,NewYork,in1974.

LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData

Ames,LeeJ.Draw50animals[by]LeeJ.Ames.[1sted.]GardenCity.N.Y.,Doubleday[1974]1v.(chieflycol.illus.)32cm.Summary:Step-by-stepinstructionsfordrawingfiftydifferentanimals.1.Animalpaintingandillustration—Juvenileliterature.[1.Animalpaintingandillustration.2.Drawing—Technique]I.Title.NC780.A481974743′.6MARCLibraryofCongress73[7712]ACLibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber73-13083

eISBN:978-0-30779503-8

v3.1

ToJocelyn,Alison,Jonathan,andLinda

Contents

CoverTitlePageCopyrightDedicationTotheReaderTotheParentorTeacherFirstPageAbouttheAuthorDraw50Animals

TotheReader

Thisbookwillshowyouawaytodrawanimals.Youneednotstartwiththefirst illustration. Choose whichever you wish. When you have decided,followthestep-by-stepmethodshown.Verylightlyandcarefully,sketchoutthestepnumberone.However, this step,which is theeasiest, shouldbedonemostcarefully. Stepnumber two isadded right to stepnumberone,alsolightlyandalsoverycarefully.Stepnumberthreeissketchedrightontopofnumbersoneandtwo.Continuethiswaytothelaststep.

Itmayseemstrangetoaskyoutobeextracarefulwhenyouaredrawingwhat seem tobe theeasiest first steps,but this ismost important, for acarelessmistakeatthebeginningmayspoilthewholepictureattheend.Asyousketchouteachstep,watchthespacesbetweenthelines,aswellasthelines,andseethattheyarethesame.Aftereachstep,youmaywanttolighten your work by pressing it with a kneaded eraser (available at artsupplystores).

Whenyouhavefinished,youmaywanttoredothefinalstep inIndia inkwitha finebrushorpen.When the ink isdry,use the kneadederaser tocleanoffthepencillines.TheeraserwillnotaffecttheIndiaink.

Here are some suggestions: In the first few steps, even when all seemsquite correct, you might do well to hold your work up to a mirror.Sometimes themirror shows that you’ve twisted the drawing off to onesidewithoutbeingawareofit.Atfirstyoumayfinditdifficulttodrawtheeggshapes,orballshapes,orsausageshapes,ortojustmakethepencilgowhere youwish. Don’t be discouraged. Themore you practice, themoreyouwilldevelopcontrol.

Theonlyequipmentyou’llneedwillbeamediumorsoftpencil,paper,thekneadederaser,and,ifyouwish,apenorbrush.

The first steps in thisbookareshowndarker thannecessaryso that theycanbeclearlyseen.(Keepyourworkverylight.)

Remember there are many other ways and methods to make drawings.Thisbookshowsjustonemethod.Whydon’tyouseekoutotherwaysfromteachers,fromlibraries,andmostimportantly…frominsideyourself?

LeeJ.Ames

TotheParentorTeacher

“Davidcandrawajetplanebetterthananybodyelse!”Suchpeeracclaimand encouragement generate incentive. Contemporary methods of artinstruction (freedom of expression, experimentation, self-evaluation ofcompetenceandgrowth)provideavigorous, fresh-airapproachforwhichwemustallbegrateful.

New ideas need not, however, totally exclude the old. One such is the“follow me, step-by-step” approach. In my young learning days thismethod was so common, and frequently so exclusive, that the studentbecame nothingmore than a pantographic extension of the teacher. Inthosedaysitwasexcessivelyoverworked.

This does notmean that the young hand is never to be guided. Rather,specific guiding is fundamental. Step-by-step guiding that producessatisfactory results is valuable evenwhen themeans of accomplishmentarenotfullyunderstoodbythestudent.

Thenovicewithamusical instrument is frequently taught toplaysimplemelodiesasquicklyaspossible,wellbeforehelearnsthemostelementalscratchingsatthesurfaceofmusictheory.Theresultantself-satisfaction,pride in accomplishment, can be a significant means of providingmotivation.Andallfrommimickinganinstructor’s“DO-as-I-do.…”

Mimicry is prerequisite for developing creativity.We learn the use of ourtoolsbymimicry.Thenwecanusethosetoolsforcreativity.TothisendIwould offer the budding artist the opportunity to memorize or mimic(rotelike, if you wish) the making of “pictures.” “Pictures” he has beenanxioustobeabletodraw.

Theuseofthisbookshouldinnowaybecompulsory.Ratheritshouldbe

available to anyone whowants to try another way of flapping his wings.Perhapshewill thengetoff thegroundwhenhis friend says, “David candrawajetplanebetterthananybodyelse!”

LeeJ.Ames

LeeJ.AmesbeganhiscareerattheWaltDisneyStudios,workingonfilmsthatincludedFantasiaandPinocchio.HetaughtattheSchoolofVisualArtsinManhattan, andatDowlingCollegeonLong Island,NewYork.Anavidworker, Ames directed his own advertising agency, illustrated for severalmagazines, and illustrated approximately 150 books that range frompicture books to postgraduate texts.He resided inDixHills, Long Island,withhiswife,Jocelyn,untilhisdeathinJune2011.

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