An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists (Dover Anatomy for Artists) Paperback – June 1, 1956

I bought this book for my animal anatomy class. It has a lot very detailed illustrations to help learn about the different animal vibe and muscle structures. The only thing I wish was that there were more of a variety of animals it focuses mostly on horses and has a very limited range for other animals. But still great information.

These watercolors are fantastic for the price. They re-wet beautifully and mix very well with one another. To anyone having issues with the pans moving ... Welcome to watercolor! Most pan sets you will order will have lose pans. I recommend blue tack to hold them in place impermanently.To those saying these paints are toxic... Again, welcome to watercolor! Any professional watercolors will contain potentially dangerous pigments! Just don't paint where you eat or let your kids play with them. Ages 12 and up I would say.I've been removing certain pans and placing them in a mint tin for plein air painting, which is quite convenient. My only problem (if you can call it that) is there isn't any kind of magenta or opera rose color in the palette. I can hang because there is a carmine so I can make my own but that could potentially upset any floral painters.Love that white knights are open stock so you can replace or add new colors by buying off of dick blick. (to the lady who said they accidentally sent you a 36 space palette.... Not an accident. It is to encourage you to buy more colors and add to your palette! Though, Amazon needs to update their photos)Highly recommend for semi-serious watercolor artists! Also, I left a color chart out for 4 months and the colors were super lightfast! Recommend with all my heart!

I wanted a book that specifically focused on horses. Anyonewhose drawn horses, even for years, knows that getting thisanimal down pat is no easy feat. Studying anatomy is a must.This is THE book.I have so much respect for the person who drew these plates.It's astounding work. The anatomy is shown from every angle;starting with skeletal plates, adding muscles and so forth,these plates "build" the horse from the inside out. Afterstudying the legs I cut myself some slack! This is a verybeautiful, complex animal. No wonder this is such a challengingsubject!There are smaller additional sections on a few animals as abonus. I found the cat skull study to be immensely helpful.I don't recommend this book for anyone who wants a how-toon every animal in the world, this isn't for you. Nor is it forbeginning artists. It is for serious artists who want to doin depth study of horses because we can't all just walk outsideand see horses everywhere. There's nothing like the real thing,but this is a good second choice when the real thing isn'tavailable for study.This is one of those books that I actually revere and am veryproud to have in my reference library. A serious resource forserious art study.

The illustrations within are really good quality and numerous/all angles. However, like the headline states you can't call this an 'Atlas' when there are only a handful of animals represented. Mainly covering, horse, dog, lion, cow/bull, stag, roe, goat. Additionally, there's some minor drawings covering the cat, monkey, seal, hare, kangaroo, flying squirrel, and bat.

This book is a must have reference for anyone wanting to have very detailed illustrations and technical info- very well done. However, if you’re looking for a basic, simple muscles and bones just to get acquainted- you might save this for later. It’s interesting even just as is- for the scientifically or medically inclined.

MUST HAVE FOR ANY ARTIST that draw, paints animals. In order to get perspective correct and the dimensions of an animal you must understand the skeletal make up of the animal. Then how the muscles lie in order to create the proper shading. And off course how these change in each position. A lot of artists do not study the anatomy of an animal, but I can tell you that is what makes an artist that draws or paints animals from good to great! IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS!!!MUST HAVE FOR ANY ARTIST that draw, paints animals, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS!!! Go from good to AMAZING becausAlso recommend:Drawing Animals: 30th Anniversary Edition

Not too bad a book. The contents could have had a little more variety like rodents, birds and primates. The delivery left a lot to be desired, my book showed up bent. I'm hoping that adding some weight to it will flatten it out.

Just what the artist needs. Great detail of everything.