--- product_id: 4373547 title: "How to Draw Animals (Perigee)" price: "€ 32.10" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/4373547-how-to-draw-animals-perigee store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # How to Draw Animals (Perigee) **Price:** € 32.10 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Draw Animals (Perigee) - **How much does it cost?** € 32.10 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/4373547-how-to-draw-animals-perigee) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description How to Draw Animals (Perigee) [Hamm, Jack] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How to Draw Animals (Perigee) Review: One of the two best animal drawing books I've used. - This book, combined with "Drawing the Head and Figure," and "Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes" is a critical part of what I consider a complete course in commercial art, barring color theory. Many good books are available on color theory, but these three volumes condense everything you need to know to illustrate. Jack Hamm's style is dramatic and powerful. His instructions are simple and he's best for giving many, many examples. It's easy to find anything you want to copy. His proportion diagrams for cat bodies in motion or at rest are fantastic. The animal I was most familiar with drawing was cats, so the cats section gave me great trust in the bear, dog, horse and other animal sections. He covers a wide variety of animals with clear instructions. This book is a perfect example of the "hundreds of examples, very little text" style of art instruction. You won't find many step by step projects, but it's content-heavy. Treat it as a slow read. I could've handled it at age 9-12 but it's best used taken a page at a time, trying the exercises, reading and rereading. It's reread value makes it a must-own. All of Jack Hamm's art instruction books are the sort that demand replacement now and then for being worn out, because they're good long term references. No matter how good I get at drawing, there's always something new to learn. At a bargain price under $10, this is a good investment in your future as an artist, whether you're a goal driven future professional, a hobbyist, already a pro artist. It isn't an easy read, but it's a well indexed easy reference. The only comparable animal drawing book I've read is Charles R. Knight's "Animal Drawing: Anatomy and Action for Artists." They complement each other well because Knight goes a little deeper into natural history, fur patterns and textures and details -- while Hamm gives a lot more on motion, proportion and general drawing techniques valuable if you're drawing the human animal or anything else. I recommend it without reservation. Review: All Animals! - How to Draw Animals by Jack Hamm is not just another book on how to draw animals, it’s probably the best one. Generally books on drawing animals show you how to do it with balls and boxes or with bones and muscles. I learn the bones and muscles method, but later found my work improved when I used the balls and boxes, especially when it came to capturing movement. This book uses both methods. It also has loads of goodies like diagrams of how Tiger stripes work and the differences between a Tiger’s noise and a Lions. I found some of the shading techniques for drawing fur really useful and the elephant eye lashes fascinating. Perhaps the best thing about the book is the number of animals it covers. From Hippos to Sloats and some other creatures that I had no idea even existed. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #90,802 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #54 in Teen & Young Adult Drawing #87 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching #192 in Children's Drawing Books (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (676) | | Dimensions | 8.21 x 0.31 x 10.77 inches | | ISBN-10 | 0399508023 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0399508028 | | Item Weight | 9.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 128 pages | | Publication date | January 15, 1983 | | Publisher | Tarcher | | Reading age | 8+ years, from customers | ## Images ![How to Draw Animals (Perigee) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/910xtDBc68L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the two best animal drawing books I've used. *by R***N on September 17, 2005* This book, combined with "Drawing the Head and Figure," and "Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes" is a critical part of what I consider a complete course in commercial art, barring color theory. Many good books are available on color theory, but these three volumes condense everything you need to know to illustrate. Jack Hamm's style is dramatic and powerful. His instructions are simple and he's best for giving many, many examples. It's easy to find anything you want to copy. His proportion diagrams for cat bodies in motion or at rest are fantastic. The animal I was most familiar with drawing was cats, so the cats section gave me great trust in the bear, dog, horse and other animal sections. He covers a wide variety of animals with clear instructions. This book is a perfect example of the "hundreds of examples, very little text" style of art instruction. You won't find many step by step projects, but it's content-heavy. Treat it as a slow read. I could've handled it at age 9-12 but it's best used taken a page at a time, trying the exercises, reading and rereading. It's reread value makes it a must-own. All of Jack Hamm's art instruction books are the sort that demand replacement now and then for being worn out, because they're good long term references. No matter how good I get at drawing, there's always something new to learn. At a bargain price under $10, this is a good investment in your future as an artist, whether you're a goal driven future professional, a hobbyist, already a pro artist. It isn't an easy read, but it's a well indexed easy reference. The only comparable animal drawing book I've read is Charles R. Knight's "Animal Drawing: Anatomy and Action for Artists." They complement each other well because Knight goes a little deeper into natural history, fur patterns and textures and details -- while Hamm gives a lot more on motion, proportion and general drawing techniques valuable if you're drawing the human animal or anything else. I recommend it without reservation. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All Animals! *by S***N on November 14, 2013* How to Draw Animals by Jack Hamm is not just another book on how to draw animals, it’s probably the best one. Generally books on drawing animals show you how to do it with balls and boxes or with bones and muscles. I learn the bones and muscles method, but later found my work improved when I used the balls and boxes, especially when it came to capturing movement. This book uses both methods. It also has loads of goodies like diagrams of how Tiger stripes work and the differences between a Tiger’s noise and a Lions. I found some of the shading techniques for drawing fur really useful and the elephant eye lashes fascinating. Perhaps the best thing about the book is the number of animals it covers. From Hippos to Sloats and some other creatures that I had no idea even existed. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What's not to like? *by X***X on January 10, 2026* It's a How to drawing book by Jack Hamm. It doesn't get better. Whether you say it was experience with unknown animations like bugs bunny, or drawing on one of the first How to draw TV shows before they recorded shows, or 8 years of Academy and University schooling and two degrees, or a nickname of his to a few, 'master of the pencil'(alluding to not wasting a single pencil stroke), he was something else and is mostly remembered for his simple teaching books which point out lots of things, like the muscles in the face associated with expressions in his cartooning book, and so many other things. My child likes Jack Hamm because his simplifications in his how to draw people book in steps to get to a real drawing look just like a base to a lot of the anime characters she sees drawn from people who weren't even born before the book was translated into Japanese and Chinese. My child has gotten more picky recently, starting to notice reuse of characters with only a color, hairstyle, facial expression changes. I don't give my child any books by any other author, just references and this guy's how tos. ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Draw Animals (Perigee) - Drawing the Head and Figure: A How-To Handbook That Makes Drawing Easy - Drawing Scenery: Seascapes and Landscapes: Seascapes Landscapes --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/4373547-how-to-draw-animals-perigee](https://www.desertcart.be/products/4373547-how-to-draw-animals-perigee) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*