Draw 50 Birds The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Chickadees, Peacocks, Toucans, Mallards, and Many More of Our Feathered Friends

by Ames, Lee J.; D'Adamo, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780823085989
• ISBN10: 0823085988
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-12
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Summary

Learn how to draw birds, from the oriole to the ostrich, with this step-by-step instruction. Ames has taught millions of people to draw everything from dinosaurs and sharks to boats, buildings, and cars in his popular Draw 50 series.

Author Biography

LEE J. AMES began his career at Walt Disney Studios and taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and at Dowling College on Long Island, New York. He directed his own advertising agency and illustrated over 150 books, ranging from preschool picture books to postgraduate textbooks. A prolific author of more than 30 Draw 50 books, Lee Ames died at the age of 90 in June 2011.

Excerpts

As you work, it's a good idea, from time to time, to hold a mirror to your sketch. The image in the mirror frequently shows distortion you might not recognize otherwise.
In the book you will notice that the new step additions (in color) are printed darker so they can be clearly identified. But be sure to keep all of your construction steps very lighty. Here's where the kneaded eraser can be useful. You can lighten a pencil stroke that is too dark by pressing on it with the eraser.