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Morpho: Anatomy for Artists #9
Morpho: Mammals: Elements of Comparative Morphology
Improve your skills and techniques for drawing mammals!
This small, portable book presents more than 500 drawings for 100 species of mammals, collected into categories of habitat—land, water, and air. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella defines the anatomical characteristics that are common to this class of animals (to which humans also belong) and demonstrates the links between form and function for mammals based on their behaviors, such as burrowing, walking, running, leaping, climbing, flying, and swimming. The instruction and drawings in this book offer profound insights for artists of all kinds, helping you in both your observational drawing of mammals and your creation of imaginary animals so that they appear realistic and believable.
Geared toward artists of all levels, from beginners through professionals, this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. Whether your interest is in fine arts, realistic representation, game design, or creating comic book or manga art, you will find this helpful book filled with actionable insights.
(Publisher's This book features an “exposed” binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
EARTH
Digging
Walking
Running
Jumping
Climbing
AIR
Gliding
Flying
WATER
Swimming
Resources
This small, portable book presents more than 500 drawings for 100 species of mammals, collected into categories of habitat—land, water, and air. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella defines the anatomical characteristics that are common to this class of animals (to which humans also belong) and demonstrates the links between form and function for mammals based on their behaviors, such as burrowing, walking, running, leaping, climbing, flying, and swimming. The instruction and drawings in this book offer profound insights for artists of all kinds, helping you in both your observational drawing of mammals and your creation of imaginary animals so that they appear realistic and believable.
Geared toward artists of all levels, from beginners through professionals, this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. Whether your interest is in fine arts, realistic representation, game design, or creating comic book or manga art, you will find this helpful book filled with actionable insights.
(Publisher's This book features an “exposed” binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
EARTH
Digging
Walking
Running
Jumping
Climbing
AIR
Gliding
Flying
WATER
Swimming
Resources
- GenresArtDrawingNonfiction
101 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 14, 2023
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About the author
Michel Lauricella
46 books46 followersMichel Lauricella is a French artist who has worked at various fine arts studios in Paris and at Gobelins. He currently teaches at Lisaa and Fabrica 114 and is the author of various drawing manuals.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
April 13, 2023
A wonderful addition to the Morpho series, my only complaint is that it isn't longer! I'd love to see more books on Mammals and possibly see this series venture into birds. If you have any interest in drawing animals and creature design I highly recommend!
December 23, 2023
I love everything about this book. As an amateur artist, it was great to see all the different forms. I will certainly be using it in my drawing.
As a scientist, the explanations of homologous and convergent forms and just evolution in general were spot on. This would be a great read for someone who wasn't even interested in art but just interested in biology.
As a scientist, the explanations of homologous and convergent forms and just evolution in general were spot on. This would be a great read for someone who wasn't even interested in art but just interested in biology.
February 26, 2025
¿Fue todo lo que esperaba? Respuesta rápida NO
Pero esperen, se preguntarán porque 4 estrellas, y la verdad es que aunque no fue lo que esperaba, tuve mucho contexto de diversas especies, como identificarlas y como poder dibujarlas sabiendo que los hace diferentes.
Aunque no tiene mucho de como dibujarlos, si tiene datos curiosos.
Pero esperen, se preguntarán porque 4 estrellas, y la verdad es que aunque no fue lo que esperaba, tuve mucho contexto de diversas especies, como identificarlas y como poder dibujarlas sabiendo que los hace diferentes.
Aunque no tiene mucho de como dibujarlos, si tiene datos curiosos.
April 16, 2024
This is an excellent resource for the animal artist or for anyone interested in the comparative mammal study. It contains excellent illustrations and straightforward explanations of a mammals of mist every form.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews