annieb123's Review of The Draw Any Animal Book

by Robert Lambry

In the 1920s and 30s, French artist Robert Lambry (1902–1934) created a series of charming step-by-step lessons for drawing animals for a weekly children’s paper. They were later compiled into a book Les Animaux Tels Qu'ils Sont (Animals as They Are) and now, almost 100 years later, these beautiful lineworks will guide you to drawing perfection.

Lambry breaks down the process of drawing realistic animals into a series of simple shapes and lines, enabling you to recreate even the most complex creatures in just a few steps. Use the no-slip, wood-free pages to copy 100 wonderful animals—including:

Big creatures, like an elephant, rhino, giraffe, and hippo
Small creatures, like a snail, frog, butterfly, beetle, spider, and fly
All kinds of birds, like a swallow, peacock, turkey, heron, and swan
Domestic animals, like a cat, dog, chicken, and cow
A range of wild cats, like a tiger, lynx, lion, and panther
Ocean creatures, like a whale, lobster, and seal
And more!

Indulge the temptation to pick up your pencil, follow these elegant examples, and learn to draw any animal the Lambry way.

Originally published on my blog Nonstop Reader.

The Draw Any Animal Book is a book full of step by step tutorials for line drawing a number of animals. Originally published in a weekly children's newspaper in the 1920s-30s, this collection, released 15th Oct 2019 by Quarto on their Quarry imprint, is 176 pages and available in paperback format.

The format of these tutorials will be familiar to most readers. They start with simple shapes or geometric line drawings, add simple shapes and refine the outline to wind up with a recognizable finished drawing. Some of the drawings were whimsical, some were very stylized.Each tutorial page has a 'now you have a go' blank facing page for practice.

Great selection for a gift for a young artist, perhaps with some added sketch pads and pencils. This would also make a superlative classroom or library book.I would also recommend this book to babysitters, grandparents, parents, and basically anyone who spends a fair bit of time with small kids in order to up their 'draw with me' game.

Four stars. Fun collection.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

The Draw Any Animal Book

by Robert Lambry

Reviewed by annieb123 on Nov 27, 2019

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