THE WEATHERLY GUIDE TO. ———— DRAWING ANIMALS eee ete eters] Sees Anatomy Dy Rett WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JOE WEATHEREYt The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals? focuses on learning how to draw animals using solid drawing principles. ‘The emphasis of the book is.on leaming to draw animals by understanding action, analysis of form, construction, | ‘expressive drawing, and simplified anatomy. An approach} to drawing animals (rom Ke (a challenging and sometimes frustrating exercise) can be learned from the principles layed out in this book The importance af drawing from imagination ) | tqTable of Contents Introduction Getting Started Drawing From Life Drawing From Imagination Pisces to Orave Animas Gomera Dring From Photographs and Video Keeping a Skatznbook ...... Drawing Procadutos and Maloy Gesture Six Diforont Rpgroactes joa Gesture Action Line of Acton Rinythen Matong the Acton Construction Animal Strocturs Animal Heads . eck end Snowiders Rib Cage and Pelvis Forelons Hind Lage... co Tha Pang of Gonsincion ‘Sigp by Stop Construction ‘AFundamerial Approach Anadyaing FOAM <=. sees cee Working the Whole Restlion: Siafeensearaysienninr ‘Avoid Partoct Syrmerry Attitude and Expression Foreshortening and Overtapping Forms Porspective . DREN es sarcuyereeann icra: Steleol Stacie ‘Simpiitod Skwteton Step by Stop Lankans... Key Muscle Shapes Comparative Anatomy ‘Gamivores and Merbivoras Compared Active Anatnray Balance and Weight Besesbeskekeeeker 5a ST 59 93 8a 05 ST 69 70 14 15 7The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animats Giraffes ‘Tho giraffe is the tallest land mammal in the Bl pred relylgetrdi ‘irate 4's unique look Fine tang tires of felon the sch dl laga. + Lins up nok, ey, and ware + Hore are part of the ha + Nota ha large burp(pact ofthe clea Spates the has of tneI Pitt orty eit to Brainy Anirnats 13nd open up iko a Flower This prnciple is true of many animats, a + Front hor is aways Tonge ; \ ‘ + Sail eyes wilh large wrinkles: \ ae ground them 5 | Ears 1 imo cranial mass: | Prominent cheek bone an ‘The war should be solid. Rhine ears are very cylindrical at thebese be S Yow ine Rhinos waka the tins of j their tee toes.‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals. Drawing from Life Drawing trom Ie isan eesti part of arial erating. ‘Working this way snows you things thet you will never ge from 2 photograph. Beng infront of 2 ve animal wil rayea! te form ‘and working anatomy of your mocel. Good animal drawing end ‘painting is no accident & comes from rmuch drawing fom I. hist as a musician has to constantly practice his acalea in onder {fo progress and get beter, tne artat must constanlly draw from the five mode! n order to constantly progress and bring that Snowy to tis work, Don’ just copy what isin front of you: bang elements of what YyOU know tc your madel. Orawing what you know requires. an understanding of ne arwnals construction ana anton. Foe example, you are drawing a horse that is costar avis (re heae oF waking aroun. you use your knowiedge of whal you already understand aout a horse to al you in your ‘crewing. whla constant locking st the horse for reference. ‘Remember, animals draw from lie shoxtd not be copiad. ‘They should be analyzed and conceptualizedDrawing from Imagination rawing snimals frome He and magiation are done simuitanecusly ‘Almost all animal draveng »= done trom imaginaiion bocause tha animals are cansianty 4 motor. Unlike igure staveng, where the modet holds a pose for us, animals are gonstanty moving £0 we must ust our imagination and memory to draw them. When Im rent of a moving animal, rink of it ka taking 3 photograph i, \yoUr mind and then transferring it to your paper. Basically, you ‘are drawing ‘hat you remember at frst but eventually you Bre creating what you know. Animal drawing can be compared to doing quick sketches of penpie in piaces such as mails, cafes, ‘und sporting events. Thay ke constanlly moving . 90 we rahe owt of I up. How can you possitiy draw something unless yow snow wal looks ha? Planner, knowhadpe is power taming ‘To svacesstity draw animals in mation oF even repose trom memory, onisie must Rave a working knowledge of Pe animal they are drewing. Artists who rely upon photographs ia copy from will naver have the ower to ctesta. While draveng ‘nora Ite [extremely important, one must spend! os much time erawing ‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals from imagination meray from the modal. Drawing from imagination fests what we understand and shows what we don Know. Most arena is done way fromthe 200, Hudying anatomy, Construction, and invidual characterstea of the animal being studied, The best animal draftsmen ave not human xerox ‘machines who simpy reproduce what is if 8 photograph; they fare amazing artats whe can ereale rials art thei actos from ther magneton. This is no accident or git of tient; is direct reaut f the werk Bey have pt ints iL Spend time drawing animals trom imaggnston in a variety of poses end at many iteran angles slong with analomies! and conduction studs, ‘There 6 a payol Yor eonstanty drawing animais from imagnaton In many diferent costors and atttudes. When you go back to the ive madel, you wl be amazed at hee much betier you can draw becauee of all ‘ne understanding you have obtained. Always remember, 1o copy nas no value, because copying is ‘8 machanical imitation, not a tue statement of nature.‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animats.Places To Draw Animals ‘Anywhere you can find animals is a good place to raw Pisces include zoos, equestrian centers, stables, ‘are a great place to dravi, espacilly when drawing ‘skeletons. Drawing in puslc, especially in 2008, can be ‘Gistracting sometimes becauee of peep crowding sreund ‘you. I've spent yaars drawing animals under thess ‘conditions, and! have teamed to cast with it ‘your animal crewings i is worth drawing in Public despite occasional distractions. One Pots ‘suggestion isto get to the 200 right when ‘dar to try and avai boing 15 C‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Six Different Approaches to a GestureThe Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals ‘great mediums for expioeng brush tin ink and four pen, ave fun and remember tht tera re no rules in doing gesture drawingThe Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Line of Action ‘sweeping motion of the spine, ul car be i ay body part swih which you wish to star. The ine of action should hawe @ ature fow and smoothness fa. The std, posture, and ‘rection af acon cen allbe e=itishoo wih erie of ection ‘Think of this basic gest ine = thou ft were the armature con a chy texture: Simpy the ine of ot ta get @ strong. clear drawing, then build flowing fons over this. Remember 10 look for tong lines of action throughout tre entine bac. Your deawing should tell. stars,The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Note the line of action in‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals y Note haw the chythm tne Curved Ines that give mavement and greoe to a drawing are os Dede er known as rhythm. Drawings can look stiff and clumsy without AA) thes Get this your ‘htm. Lines shouid convey a strong sons of fom, making tne arial hawing te convey drawing cok tke it was Gane with ease. Gracafu myth lines A a grace and tuity. are long and curved. 2 opposed te shart and choppy. Look for gut Im.and out of your drawing. Remember, action has thythen. eee Se tater eeet ox =~) Bo selective with geting ina rhythm af & drawing by making cchaices and not including aveeyning, The eye should mows (Sf ) ‘The examples below show what the rhythen looks like when it is pulled from a finished drawing. Gatting the action with rhythm Himes Is 2 great way te start a drawing. EN}‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals ‘The ideal way to start a drawing, is to frst get the action oF essoice of the pose. Getting the éction frst gives you a framework on the ‘stey loose and i Pet hw een, Ale Sac bons oe ak a Copyrighted material‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Construction pins rasta att ci eal eer aThe Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Animnal Structure ‘The key to good animal drawing is 10 understand what you aro looking at. Den draw the autina of tna animal, draw the form. Anyono ‘can copy the outing of an snimal, but rue draweng le drawing trom within. This can only be obtained by having a thorough cf the anima’ structure anc how to construct it ‘Structure gives the arsst tha reasons for outward appearances. The anatomical structure we naed as artists ts tha skeletal system ‘and ina soft forms that altech tc &. Anatomical forms have tha quality of design, ‘An animal's skeleton sinc muscles give us the form and landmars that we base: coahucten , Aneey Wil sve ou 8 Look for thess body parts in evexy anienal ‘edivdual study and remember lo Ini. o volumes.The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Animal Heads ‘The skull is the basis for Knowing the skull gives an ll. good Nene! drain. Understanding of drawing theThe Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Neck and Shoulders — = S Ay” Ananimats back outine resembles ‘an S-shape rtThe Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Avoid Perfect Symmetry Avoid Perfect symmaty i drawing, In ofder to estabish legs ir & pose. An examete of his wouls be a cundruned with dimension or stabety, don’ woe twin parle! Imes because they bath fareiegs anc ane hindleg contacting the ground and the ‘establish a Mat mage. Lack of syrimotry between two sides gives other hindleg Shah raiead. In doing this, you must compensate ‘contrast in fon and shapes. In animal drawing, symmetry the pelvis by tieg it dawn on the side the fag is ited. Animals (alec know as twining) is usually who” all four (or two] lags do fa tha tiene, constantly shifting heir weight from side to side, fare inthe same positon wi all of te weight equally dishtuted. The forms of the pose should be active, energetic, dynamic and ‘A.g0od remady to Ins is taking the wesght off one cr two Of me vigorous, not passa, fist and redundant. Ay Se ee Fas The forelegs and hindlegs are “inning” each other, nomsyrnmetvical, nleresting dawing. ‘causing the pose to appear sit! and uninaressing ‘This is anathes exarnple of “twinning” Thera is ‘This dinning : much more interesting. Note the po contra or len the drawing. Note thee shift of weight in the hind quartees. The pelvis front and bindlegs. they ase vary symrntsrical ‘oragsi on the same side that the leg its, A's note, the shoulder is higher on the nght side becsuse ‘this arm is taking the weight,The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Attitude and Expression Knowledge of atinude anc es * and a that salve ard full of character. Th best animal Orawings ail reveal Some Sout of ‘or character in thee, This i NOL Bay but drawings heve attitude they con: ‘shauld start from the fine of action or gesture. In just a few fines you shoul! be able ‘to see what your subjects sthtude is.The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Put the animal in a bax to check perspective. i's = good itloa fo pul a box under the anima feet to check perspective and foot placementShoot for interesting angies in your drawings, Dramatic angles can acid interest and ‘o al ‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals. Upshots, or worm's-cye viewThe Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals: ‘Convey a sense of heavy welght when drawing elephants. Because elechonts are 30 large, their ‘anatomy may be hard te igentfy. Elephants that are 120 rounded took stufled. so jearn the skoioton and the planes to ayo this. Siva for massive scale and tue character ‘Swayed back‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals iT =‘The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals land prohisiodc look Think of sheer sien " inoceroses == Irprortia painalt Conner to a rou a shat Tek lage Reet bea cect re ck eal The sl ery cleo ec geo sd Fen re ral