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  • Published: 3 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9780823085804
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $19.99

Draw the Draw 50 Way

How to Draw Cats, Puppies, Horses, Buildings, Birds, Aliens, Boats, Trains, and Everything Else Under the Sun



Targeted at young aspiring artists who seek to develop their technical skills and build a repertoire of favorite subjects

For more than forty years, the bestselling Draw 50 series has shown artists of all levels how to create everything from puppies to ships, horses to skyscrapers, and aliens to race cars. This addition to the series shows how to render sixty of Lee J. Ames’s most popular examples, step-by-step.

The clear visual explanations help aspiring and seasoned artists alike learn the basic shapes, forms, and proportions of subjects while exploring themes that interest them most in a fun and easy-to-master way. Learn to Draw... the Draw 50 Way!

  • Published: 3 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9780823085804
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

Lee J. Ames

Lee J. Ames began his career at the Walt Disney Studios, working on films that included Fantasia and Pinocchio. He taught at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, and at Dowling College on Long Island, New York. An avid worker, Ames directed his own advertising agency, illustrated for several magazines, and illustrated approximately 150 books that range from picture books to postgraduate texts. He resided in Dix Hills, Long Island, with his wife, Jocelyn, until his death in June 2011.

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