Fritz Hug Animals

 This is not the first time I post beautiful animal drawings by Swiss artist Fritz Hug (1921 - 1989). Especially his loose, sketchy work is very inspiring to me. 

Many more images here at the new Fritz Hug website:

https://fritzhug-bildarchiv.ch/

A Hug Squirrel

Several artists are having an influence on me while animating on MUSHKA. Swiss animal specialist Fritz Hug is one of them. I love this sketchy squirrel illustration. I find his observation intense, how about if I angle the forehead like this, how about if I define the feet like this, how about if I emphasize the knee?
Lots of intuitive solutions going on, so typical of his work.
A man who loved animals!

Here again my first post on Fritz Hug (there are others):

https://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2011/11/fritz-hug.html

Frogs

A great sketch of a frog by Swiss animal expert Fritz Hug. I love frogs. Their arms and legs always remind me of human anatomy. (Part of the reason I could never eat them.)

Below are beautiful sketches by Disney's Bernard Garbutt. What amazing observation.

Perhaps a dose of this kind of body structure might have helped the frog characters in Disney's The Princess and the Frog, one of the studio's last hand drawn films .

More Fritz Hug

Discovering more of Swiss animal artist Fritz Hug's work is always a real treat!
Here is another selection of his beautiful art. What intense observation, and love for animals.

Here again the link to my first post on Fritz Hug:

http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2011/11/fritz-hug.html

More Fritz Hug Animals

Time for another post featuring one of my favorite animal artists, Fritz Hug. Both his sketchy as well as his more rendered work show this man's passion for animals. Mammals, birds, even insects are fascinating to him, and he succeeds in finding poses and expressions that reveal the animal's particular characteristic and personality.
You'll find quite a few posts with art from this Swiss artist on this blog, here is the link to the first one:

https://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2011/11/fritz-hug.html

Fritz Hug Prints

More art from Swiss animal artist extraordinaire, Fritz Hug. I love his stuff.
His compositions are always great, and each sketch or illustration showcases a pose that is so typical and unique for this particular animal. Look at the skin flap on these elephants that starts at the knee and stretches all the way to the rib cage. Amazing observation.
Most of these drawings are actually high end prints offered on ebay. They are not cheap for a good reason, this guy is amazing!
He always pushes the contrast between thick and thin body parts, but more importantly, his love for all animals comes through in every image.

Here is the link to my first post on Fritz Hug, but if you type his name on my blog search, there is plenty more:

http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2011/11/fritz-hug.html