The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
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- Create Date：2021-08-09 09:54:10
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：John Muir Laws
- ISBN：159714195X
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Reviews
Cristina
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This book is an indispensable tool to use while learning to draw birds。 Perfect for anyone who finds this subject as fascinating as the author and finds themselves unable to stop drawing birds。
Jann Grimes
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Beautiful book， I am glad I bought it。
Lynn
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This is an excellent guide book！ A wonderful reference。 Oh， my， do I have a LONG way to go！
Suzi
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This is not only the best bird drawing book I’ve read， but possibly the best drawing book I’ve ever read。 I pick it up every time I need to draw a bird and it always has more to offer every time I come back to it。
Jenna
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I think I've fallen in love with comparative anatomy。 This book combines all-purpose technical pointers （for how to improve your drawing skills in pencil， pen， colored pencil， and watercolor） with a thorough survey of all aspects of bird anatomy， including both pan-species generalizations and more species-specific facts。 I think I've fallen in love with comparative anatomy。 This book combines all-purpose technical pointers （for how to improve your drawing skills in pencil， pen， colored pencil， and watercolor） with a thorough survey of all aspects of bird anatomy， including both pan-species generalizations and more species-specific facts。 。。。more
Kerry
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An excellent tutorial on birds and how to draw them， but also a guide to looking more closely and observing carefully the things around you
Leah Markum
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The first third of the book had objective value。 It had a few step-by-step bird drawing tutorials and basic bird biology， which was nice as someone who loves natural history but tends to gravitate to non-birds and has rarely drawn birds。 However， the rest of the book was a waste of time for me。 I think it's more geared toward adults who didn't grow up with direct observation-based interests like drawing and natural history。 The books spends a large amount of text on reiterating to draw what you The first third of the book had objective value。 It had a few step-by-step bird drawing tutorials and basic bird biology， which was nice as someone who loves natural history but tends to gravitate to non-birds and has rarely drawn birds。 However， the rest of the book was a waste of time for me。 I think it's more geared toward adults who didn't grow up with direct observation-based interests like drawing and natural history。 The books spends a large amount of text on reiterating to draw what you see （what else would you draw？ The imaginary monster you dreamed as a kid？）， don't draw everything you presume you should see （like， as mentioned 10 times with no exaggeration and this is not a long book， individual feathers）， and other ways of tediously spelling out what I thought was common sense。 We didn't even get talked to like that as kids and teens in art class。 However， I think there's a different mentality in adults that are just starting to express interest in art and birds， and they may need the reinforcement to observe what's immediately before them as opposed to preconceived notions （"but that's SUPPOSED to be red" or "it's TECHNICALLY red" when that's not how the color actually looks in context） or some other conditioned thinking。 I think those people would benefit from this book。 I simply don't think I was an appropriate audience。 There were few tutorials and a lot of text explaining what's already obvious to the way my brain works。 I got bitter by the end， tired of thinking， "No ****。" I had to remember I was thinking of four stars at the beginning。 。。。more
Nate
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This is an awesome book！ I think the title could be more like The Laws Guide to Understanding and Observing （and Drawing） Birds--it's a bit clunky， but it's more accurate！ I love that he emphasizes understanding birds in order to draw them （thus an extensive--but practical--section on anatomy）， but also drawing birds in order to understand them。 He says the point of drawing birds， at least in the field， is not to create great art but to learn how to observe。 In the process of observing， of cours This is an awesome book！ I think the title could be more like The Laws Guide to Understanding and Observing （and Drawing） Birds--it's a bit clunky， but it's more accurate！ I love that he emphasizes understanding birds in order to draw them （thus an extensive--but practical--section on anatomy）， but also drawing birds in order to understand them。 He says the point of drawing birds， at least in the field， is not to create great art but to learn how to observe。 In the process of observing， of course， your drawing skills will greatly improve！ 。。。more
Ayse_
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Perfect book for anyone with an interest in drawing birds。 Its unique perspective and outstanding tips makes this book stand out among others。
Jamie
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If you want to draw birds， this is the book to have。
James
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A very specialized book， I recommend reading his Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling first。 A very specialized book， I recommend reading his Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling first。 。。。more
Jo
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A top notch guide for anyone wanting to learn or expand skills in drawing birds。 Technical but accessible for all levels。 Excellent resource。
Kate Merriman
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Every page is jam-packed with interesting and helpful tips and insight。 Gorgeous and practical。。。 Something here for beginning artists， plain old bird watchers and experienced nature sketchers / painters。 Wow。
Booksy
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Great technical information about drawing birds that you will not find anywhere else。 Helpful for beginners and experienced artists。
Carrie
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I think this may be the best of all the wildlife art instruction books I've seen （and there are a lot of good ones！）。 I've been drawing and painting birds for a couple of years now， and my work improved almost instantly through this book。 It is beautifully written， very enthusiastic and encouraging， and it handles a lot of common questions and problems that many other books don't address。 I love all the little activities he suggests to help you visualize shapes and perspective。 The information o I think this may be the best of all the wildlife art instruction books I've seen （and there are a lot of good ones！）。 I've been drawing and painting birds for a couple of years now， and my work improved almost instantly through this book。 It is beautifully written， very enthusiastic and encouraging， and it handles a lot of common questions and problems that many other books don't address。 I love all the little activities he suggests to help you visualize shapes and perspective。 The information on anatomy is extremely useful and easy to understand。 I'm also incredibly grateful for the detailed materials section， which explains exactly what tools Laws uses， often right down to the brand。 This is something I wish all art instruction books would include， since getting the opinion of other artists is so helpful when trying to navigate all the choices out there。All around excellent， awesome book。 。。。more
Henrik Lindberg
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