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How to Draw Dogs, Cats and Horses is a quick, easy to follow, beginner guide to drawing those animals. Originally published in 1959, the information is just as useful today as it was back then. At under 30 pages, and few text with a lot of sketch examples, this is a great book for young learners as well. I chose this for my 11 year old and she found it very useful.

The book is designed to give quick sketches, not detai

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How to Draw Dogs, Cats and Horses is a quick, easy to follow, beginner guide to drawing those animals. Originally published in 1959, the information is just as useful today as it was back then. At under 30 pages, and few text with a lot of sketch examples, this is a great book for young learners as well. I chose this for my 11 year old and she found it very useful.

The book is designed to give quick sketches, not detailed illustrations. So fur, anatomy, shading, etc. are not a part of this easy-to-follow 30 page book. Each section gives a small paragraph about the challenges of that animal and then shows how to build the framework. It is understood that since there are so many breeds/varieties, you'll add those details in later. E.g., the book notes in the dog section, "Every shape, size, shade, and character is to be found among dogs. But - and this is why you can learn to draw them all - the general, basic, structure is the same in all dogs" The author then adds several different positions, from standing to sitting, all using that basic structure. And indeed, different breeds from poodles to mastiffs.

For cats, the author focuses on the fluidity and moods of the animal. Although cats have the same barrel shape as a dog, mood is what differentiates them. Artists are encourage to really watch a cat to understand how to draw those moods - from alert and ready to pounce to relaxed and drowsy.

Horses take a different shape to draw, mostly emphasizing their streamlined, economical anatomy. Again, a lot of different poses are given and various stages of sketching are included - from shapes to more detail. Even polo players/riders are featured.

Dover is very good about giving us precise, very focused subjects for its books. How to Draw Dogs, Cats and Horses is definitely a very general, sketching outline which I found particularly useful for my 11 year old. It wasn't so large that it was daunting and had few text with many examples. As such, it is an ideal book for the beginner drawer.

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Oct 23, 2020 Emily rated it really liked it

I picked this up because it sounded like a good learning source for my grandkids and their adventures in art. And it has been. Originally published in 1959, the author did a nice job of explaining the hows and whys of what to focus on when starting to sketch different animals. And those can be the focus when sketching other animals, and branching out into other forms of artwork. It's good for any age - even someone with a total lack of artistic ability like myself!
My thanks to Netgalley and Dov I picked this up because it sounded like a good learning source for my grandkids and their adventures in art. And it has been. Originally published in 1959, the author did a nice job of explaining the hows and whys of what to focus on when starting to sketch different animals. And those can be the focus when sketching other animals, and branching out into other forms of artwork. It's good for any age - even someone with a total lack of artistic ability like myself!
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Nov 09, 2021 Debra Hahn rated it it was amazing

A great art book from kids to adults, who want to learn how to draw.
Dogs, cats and horses. Gives you directions from Start to finnish. On
drawing these animals, which can give you a love to further drawing,
different animals.I found this art book easy to follow. Also gives examples
along with it.
Debra H.

Jul 10, 2014 Daniel rated it liked it

A longer version of this review, with sample drawings, was originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 3.5 of 5

Seeing this book in the ARC queue at Netgalley really brought back some great memories for me.  As a middle schooler, bent on a career in art, I would wander in to the one craft store in town and head first to the spinner rack where thin "How To Draw ..." books were displayed, and thumb through them, trying to glean as much as possible because I never had the money to buy the

A longer version of this review, with sample drawings, was originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 3.5 of 5

Seeing this book in the ARC queue at Netgalley really brought back some great memories for me.  As a middle schooler, bent on a career in art, I would wander in to the one craft store in town and head first to the spinner rack where thin "How To Draw ..." books were displayed, and thumb through them, trying to glean as much as possible because I never had the money to buy the book.  Then I'd get a gum eraser and a couple of new nibs for my ink pens, and head home to try to draw what was in the books.  I swear that I remember this particular book.  And given that it was first published in 1959, it's possible that I did look through this back in the early 1970's.

The book is only a few pages thick, with a little bit of writing explaining the process, and then a number of sketches.  I tried making a few sketches myelf, based on what I read and what I saw with the printed drawings.

Although titled "How to Draw..." the book is really more a primer.  It's to be used to get some essential constants, a base, for drawing these animals.  A couple of well-placed circles of varying sizes are mostly all that is needed to get the basic animal shape.

One of those most interesting aspects of Zaidenberg's approach is his comment on how important it is to get to know the subjects.  He advises the budding artist to spend time with the animals and to get to know them in order to capture their character.  This is actually quite brilliant advice, and not typically one you'd find in a 'how to' book of this sort.

While dogs come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, cats are generally much the same.  Here Zaidenberg focuses on the mood of the animal and the slinky, fluid movement of cats.  Observing cats is most important to capture a cat's mood.

While it might be more difficult to observe horses for the average artist, it's still important to do what one can.  The samples given here are quite attractive and exciting, but Zaidenberg falls a little in his advice on how to draw these.  We still start with the circles -- two large ones for the body and a smaller one for the face -- and then some curved lines connecting the circles to complete the body, the neck, and the nose, but he doesn't give us any advice on the legs.  We're left with observing what he's already done.

It was fun to revisit this book -- to look at drawing from a very basic, early premise once again.  I recall relishing this and books like it when I was an early-teen, budding artist, and I suspect it will capture the passion of budding artists still today.

Looking for a good book?  Hopeful artists will very much enjoy these lessons in how to draw dogs, cats, and horses.

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I requested this book from Netgalley and am happy to provide a review. It seemed like such a retro title and then I saw the original publication date was actually in 1959. So my instincts were correct. Apparently the author was a well-known illustrator-educator, now deceased for 24 years. As I first read through the book, it seemed so thin, that I wondered what I would say about it. Then I realized that I needed to get the materials the author mentions and start doing the exercises, as he sugges I requested this book from Netgalley and am happy to provide a review. It seemed like such a retro title and then I saw the original publication date was actually in 1959. So my instincts were correct. Apparently the author was a well-known illustrator-educator, now deceased for 24 years. As I first read through the book, it seemed so thin, that I wondered what I would say about it. Then I realized that I needed to get the materials the author mentions and start doing the exercises, as he suggests. Luckily, the materials are those easily found at home, even in homes not known for their great amounts of art supplies. I was certain that after a few poor attempts, I would give up and be done with the book. Well, that's not what happened. I admit I've always wanted to be better at drawing household pets and before I knew it, two hours had passed. My drawings had become remarkably better; surprisingly improved in such a short period of time with only a book as guide. And I only worked on dogs, who knows what latent talent I may have with horses. I can't imagine how to improve the book with more text because really the pictures provide the important material. This book is very helpful. I recommend it for anyone wishing to draw dogs, cats or horses. ...more

Jun 05, 2014 Linda rated it liked it

HOW TO DRAW DOGS, CATS AND HORSES by Arthur Zaidenberg is a re-publication of a work originally published in 1959.

This book imparts instructions on drawing our favorite animals by lightly drawing shapes such as circles and other shapes for forming an outline of the animal. Then... the student fills in and around that outline to finish their drawings. The book does not have a contemporary feel to it but the basic concept remains the same no matter the time. Living in central Florida, we often vi

HOW TO DRAW DOGS, CATS AND HORSES by Arthur Zaidenberg is a re-publication of a work originally published in 1959.

This book imparts instructions on drawing our favorite animals by lightly drawing shapes such as circles and other shapes for forming an outline of the animal. Then... the student fills in and around that outline to finish their drawings. The book does not have a contemporary feel to it but the basic concept remains the same no matter the time. Living in central Florida, we often visit Disney's Animation Studios at Disney Studios for their brief drawing classes and this book does the very same thing using the same approach just without the humorous interaction.

The author described various characteristics of each animal and encourages the student to differentiate their drawings by imparting the animal's personality into their drawing. The author has sketches of the animals in different positions from standing, sitting, running, etc. The dogs' section is the most comprehensive as the author gives ideas for drawing each group of dogs in different ways.

I would recommend this for the beginning artist who needs decent basic instructions on drawing these animals.

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I received a free kindle copy of How to Draw Dogs, Cats & Horses by Arthur Zaidenberg from NetGalley for fair review. I gave it Two Stars.

I did not receive what I expected from this 'How to' book. It did give some suggestions on how to draw basic circles, ovals & shapes to form the animals & had some illustrations. If you didn't already have some drawing talent I don't think this book would help much.

It articulated that you needed to know how the animals moved & their 'mood' to capture them on p

I received a free kindle copy of How to Draw Dogs, Cats & Horses by Arthur Zaidenberg from NetGalley for fair review. I gave it Two Stars.

I did not receive what I expected from this 'How to' book. It did give some suggestions on how to draw basic circles, ovals & shapes to form the animals & had some illustrations. If you didn't already have some drawing talent I don't think this book would help much.

It articulated that you needed to know how the animals moved & their 'mood' to capture them on paper.

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How to draw dogs, cats and horses by Arthur Zaidenberg is an advanced drawing book. The horse is broken down into easy to follow instructions also it gives more detail than the cat and dog portion. The cat and dog just have the middle portions and the head in circles and explanations, but the author does not talk about how to find tune your drawings. He gives a lot of his drawings to follow, and they are very good. I would however like an explanation of how to draw them, as the books title promi How to draw dogs, cats and horses by Arthur Zaidenberg is an advanced drawing book. The horse is broken down into easy to follow instructions also it gives more detail than the cat and dog portion. The cat and dog just have the middle portions and the head in circles and explanations, but the author does not talk about how to find tune your drawings. He gives a lot of his drawings to follow, and they are very good. I would however like an explanation of how to draw them, as the books title promises.

I received a free copy of this book in return for my honest opinion

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This is a reprint of a book from 1959, and I'm not sure why it has been republished now. The drawings are very basic, just showing body shapes and joints, which is useful, but there is nothing about drawing hair/fur, eyes, and so on. They are rough sketches rather than drawings.

Reviewed in exchange for a preview Kindle copy.

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This is a reprint of a book from 1959, and I'm not sure why it has been republished now. The drawings are very basic, just showing body shapes and joints, which is useful, but there is nothing about drawing hair/fur, eyes, and so on. They are rough sketches rather than drawings.

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I received a copy of this book from NetGalley.
This is a really interesting book. It shows how to draw basic animal image. I found really fascinating the part in which there are the instructions for the horse drawings. Every single step is explained. The other two parts have less details but this doesn't mean that they aren't important and useful ;) I received a copy of this book from NetGalley.
This is a really interesting book. It shows how to draw basic animal image. I found really fascinating the part in which there are the instructions for the horse drawings. Every single step is explained. The other two parts have less details but this doesn't mean that they aren't important and useful ;) ...more

I like this book with all the different breeds of animals. I found it gave you a good idea of different sketches but I was looking for something with a more polished end result. The sketches seemed rough to me. I think a more proper title should be How to Sketch dogs, cats, and horses.

Jul 30, 2014 Marjorie rated it really liked it

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This is a great book for anyone who would like to learn how to draw horses, dogs and cats. It has very good directions in doing so. I recommend this to all.

"In the past three years, I have travelled completely around the world three times, sketching and painting," writes artist Arthur Zaidenberg. Before that, My wife and I would spend each winter in some foreign country - Brazil, Morocco, Italy, France, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico and Cuba - where we would rent a house and paint."

Creator of the highly successful series of art instruction books for young

"In the past three years, I have travelled completely around the world three times, sketching and painting," writes artist Arthur Zaidenberg. Before that, My wife and I would spend each winter in some foreign country - Brazil, Morocco, Italy, France, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico and Cuba - where we would rent a house and paint."

Creator of the highly successful series of art instruction books for young people, Mr. Zaidenberg received his training at the National Academy and Art Students League in New York and the Beaux Arts in Paris. He also studied in Rome and Munich.

A number of his works are in the permanent collection of both the Metropolitan and Brooklyn museums. Mr. Zaidenberg has also had several one-man shows and many of his murals appear in hotels and public buildings in the United States.

Formerly an instructor at New York University, Mr. Zaidenberg has done the illustrations for a complete works of Shakespeare as well as other classics of literature.

Recent additions to his How-to-Draw series include How to Draw Butterflies, Bees and Beetles and How to Draw Landscapes, Sea-scapes and Cityscapes.

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