Lee J. Ames - 11 Sept

Draw 50 Airplanes, Aircraft, and SpacecraftDraw 50 AliensDraw 50 Animal ToonsDraw 50 AnimalsDraw 50 AthletesDraw 50 Baby AnimalsDraw 50 BeastiesDraw 50 BirdsDraw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks, and TrainsDraw 50 Buildings and Other StructuresDraw 50 Cars, Trucks, and MotorcyclesDraw 50 CatsDraw 50 Creepy CrawliesDraw 50 Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric AnimalsDraw 50 DogsDraw 50 Endangered AnimalsDraw 50 Famous CartoonsDraw 50 Flowers, Trees, and Other PlantsDraw 50 HorsesDraw 50 Magical CreaturesDraw 50 MonstersDraw 50 PeopleDraw 50 PrincessesDraw 50 Sharks, Whales, and Other Sea CreaturesDraw 50 VehiclesDraw the Draw 50 Way Copyright 2000 by Jocelyn S. Ames and Murray Zak All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., New York, in 2012. WATSON-GUPTILL and the WG and Horse designs are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Broadway Books, a division of Random House Inc., New York, in 2000. The Library of Congress has cataloged this book as follows: Ames, Lee J.
Draw 50 animal toons / Lee Ames and Murray Zak1st ed.
p. cm.
1.

CartooningTechnique. 2. AnimalsCaricatures and cartoons.
I. Zak, Murray. II. Title.
NC1764.8.A54.

A47 2000
741.5dc21
00020750 eISBN: 978-0-307-79833-6 v3.1 This book is dedicated to my dear wife Harriet,
Our five children,
Six grandchildren,
And to the hummers, you know who you are!
Lee J. Ames

The lessons in this book show you how to draw cartoon animals. You can start anywhere in the book you like. Simply select a cartoon and follow the step-by-step method shown to create your drawing of it. On a separate piece of paper, very lightly and carefully sketch out step one. Although this step is the easiest, it is also the most important and should be done the most carefully.

Step two shows you how to build on step one by adding sketching. This should also be done lightly and very carefully. Step three is lightly added right on top of step two. Continue this way to step four, the last step, which should be drawn firmly! It may seem strange to ask you to be extra careful when you are drawing what seem to be the easiest first steps, but this is most important. A careless mistake at the beginning may spoil the whole picture at the end. As you sketch out each step, watch the spaces between the lines, as well as the lines, and see that they are the same as in the book.

After each step, you may want to lighten your work by pressing it gently with a kneaded eraser (available at art supply stores). Just lighten the portions that have become too dark, dont make your lines invisible! When you have finished your drawing, go over the final step in india ink with a fine brush or pen. When the ink is dry, use the kneaded eraser to clean off the pencil lines. The eraser will not affect the india ink. This is the way professional illustrators work. Here are some suggestions: In the first few steps, hold your work up to a mirror.

Sometimes the mirror shows that youve twisted or distorted the drawing off to one side without being aware of it. At first you may find it difficult to draw the lines, the egg shapes, the ball shapes, or sausage shapes, or to just make the pencil go where you wish. Dont be discouraged. The more you practice, the more you will develop control. Although the only equipment you need to create beautiful drawings is a medium or soft pencil, paper, the kneaded eraser, and, if you wish, a pen or fine-pointed brush, you may also want to try using the Draw 50 series with your computer. The best way to use the Draw 50 series with a computer is with an electronic pencil and pad program, such as artPadII, Dabbler, or Painter (#4 or 5).

Computers offer some advantages, not the least of which is the Undo command (not available with regular india ink!). On a computer, you can erase as many times as you wish without damaging the paper and you can print as many copies of your drawing as you like. You may also want to draw your images using pencil and paper, then use a scanner to create an electronic version you can color and manipulate with a painting program. There are many ways and methods to make drawings. My books show some of my favorite methods. There are other bookslike those by my friend Mark Kistlerthat show other exciting techniques.

If you enjoy the Draw 50 series, I urge you to explore other ways to draw from teachers, from libraries, and most important from inside your own imagination. L EE J. A MES