Jack Hamm How To Draw Animals

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Dec 02, 2019 Khanh Cao rated it really liked it

This and "The Art of Animal Drawing" have many things in common. Would suggest readers to only choose one of the two rather than reading both! Great book all in all This and "The Art of Animal Drawing" have many things in common. Would suggest readers to only choose one of the two rather than reading both! Great book all in all ...more

May 14, 2013 Mike rated it liked it

I think this is a great book; not only do u get a lot of pictures to help you along the way but he also explains things in clear cut ways so that you understand how to get from point A to point B with your drawings and sketches.

Jul 05, 2013 Sheila Read rated it it was amazing

oh this is a great book it gives you step by step instructions to draw an animal of course even with this book I'm not very good at drawing animals. oh this is a great book it gives you step by step instructions to draw an animal of course even with this book I'm not very good at drawing animals. ...more

Are you familiar with the art-book meme? Well, it's pretty much like that.
I use it mainly if I seek specific reference or need inspiration.
If you're looking for tutorials or something more elaborate, skip this one. Are you familiar with the art-book meme? Well, it's pretty much like that.
I use it mainly if I seek specific reference or need inspiration.

If you're looking for tutorials or something more elaborate, skip this one. ...more

Neil, Central patron, July 2018, 5 stars:

A classic. This book will actually help you to understand how to draw animals. Highly recommended.

Aug 15, 2021 Lulie rated it it was amazing

The first 'good' drawing book I ever got, this will always have a place in my heart. I was amazed when I was an adolescent and could draw realistic cats from this book. Fond memories <3 The first 'good' drawing book I ever got, this will always have a place in my heart. I was amazed when I was an adolescent and could draw realistic cats from this book. Fond memories <3 ...more

Feb 21, 2010 Michèle rated it it was amazing

If you are like me a comic artist, and appreciate accuracy in drawing animals, this book is for you!

Never did I draw animals before this encounter. And the few books on the subject generally presented 1) a dog, 2) a cat, 3) a horse. And Voila!

In Jack Hamm's 120-page book, you get hundreds of different species, and pointy informations, plus comparison of skeletons, anatomy, muscles. Nose, eyes, paws, claws, ears, each get a full page of interspecies comparisons.

Order of presentation: felines, (l

If you are like me a comic artist, and appreciate accuracy in drawing animals, this book is for you!

Never did I draw animals before this encounter. And the few books on the subject generally presented 1) a dog, 2) a cat, 3) a horse. And Voila!

Order of presentation: felines, (lion and Tiger, plus all the best-known sepcies) the ursus, then the horse... 18 pages of horses! The elephant, the dog ans all related canines, the girafe, the bovines, primates...

The only missing species in the book are the birds. You may want another book for birds.

Alas, such an accomplished artist has passed away in 1996. Thank you, Mr. Hamm: now I can draw horses without fear!

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May 29, 2013 Pannita rated it really liked it

When i want to draw an animal, i usually use real photos from the internet but this 10 USD book by Jack Hamm is somewhat useful. It offers many techniques but sometime it's quite hard to follow and it doesn't includes marine life animals. Check out my full reference books collection here: http://korpannita.wordpress.com/2013/... When i want to draw an animal, i usually use real photos from the internet but this 10 USD book by Jack Hamm is somewhat useful. It offers many techniques but sometime it's quite hard to follow and it doesn't includes marine life animals. Check out my full reference books collection here: http://korpannita.wordpress.com/2013/... ...more

Aug 19, 2012 Serge Pierro rated it really liked it

A good book to have on hand should you need to draw animals for a project, or a good first book on animal drawing. Good presentation of the material, so that you will have a solid understanding of basic animal anatomy.

May 06, 2015 David Leemon rated it it was amazing

If you want to draw animals, you are going to want this book. This guy has detailed descriptions of specific features of many of the commonly drawn animal species, side by side comparisons of differences between animal species, and even a page of tips on how to draw cats.

Jan 02, 2016 Karen rated it it was amazing

Excellent guide to drawing animals! Starting with clear explanation of the underlying structures, Hamm demonstrates how to make variations on the basics to create different types of animals. This is the best book I have found for the basics!

Jan 04, 2011 Basil rated it really liked it

Very helpful for grasping the shape of various kinds of animals.

Jan 15, 2016 Sheila Myers rated it it was amazing

This was one of the first books I bought when I wanted to learn how to draw better. It provides easy to follow steps on how to draw animals.

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Jack B. Hamm was an artist who is recognized both for his Christian-themed artwork and editorial cartoons, and for his books on drawing technique. He both studied and taught at the Frederic Mizen Academy of Art. As a cartoonist and comic strip letterer, he worked on the "Bugs Bunny", "Alley Oop", and "Boots and Her Buddies" comic strips before attending Baylor University to study theology. He taug Jack B. Hamm was an artist who is recognized both for his Christian-themed artwork and editorial cartoons, and for his books on drawing technique. He both studied and taught at the Frederic Mizen Academy of Art. As a cartoonist and comic strip letterer, he worked on the "Bugs Bunny", "Alley Oop", and "Boots and Her Buddies" comic strips before attending Baylor University to study theology. He taught at Baylor both before and after he graduated in 1948.

Jack Hamm started drawing at 5 years old. Hamm went to Frederick Mizen Academy of Art c. 1936-1941. After finding success in cartoons, he was offered his own creation to which he turned down in order to study ministry at Baylor University from 1945 to 1948.

Hamm hosted an early TV drawing program, The Jack Hamm Show, in Texas and conceived of what became The New Testament from 26 Translations, published by Zondervan. His work drew praise from such diverse folks as "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz, Norman Vincent Peale, and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. By the end of his life, Jack Hamm's artwork could be found in over 25 books.

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