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Drawing And Painting Animals: The Essential Guide
Favorite techniques from today's best animal artists!
In this "best of the best" guide, ten best-selling artists share their favorite tips for rendering wildlife, beloved pets and farmyard animals. More than 30 step-by-step demonstrations provide key lessons that make painting these subjects less intimidating and more fun.
Inside, you'll learn how to: capture realistic fur and feather textures, expressions and the many distinguishing details that make your paintings lifelike. work with a variety of media including pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil and pastel. paint a variety of animals dogs, cats, rabbits, sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, llamas, deer, elephants, birds and more. This ultimate reference is illustrated with stunning paintings in a range of styles, from acrylic ultra-realism to intuitive watercolor. Whether you find inspiration curled up next to you on the couch or deep in the wilds of Africa, this guide holds the secrets to capturing the character, grace and beauty of the animal kingdom."
In this "best of the best" guide, ten best-selling artists share their favorite tips for rendering wildlife, beloved pets and farmyard animals. More than 30 step-by-step demonstrations provide key lessons that make painting these subjects less intimidating and more fun.
Inside, you'll learn how to: capture realistic fur and feather textures, expressions and the many distinguishing details that make your paintings lifelike. work with a variety of media including pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil and pastel. paint a variety of animals dogs, cats, rabbits, sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, llamas, deer, elephants, birds and more. This ultimate reference is illustrated with stunning paintings in a range of styles, from acrylic ultra-realism to intuitive watercolor. Whether you find inspiration curled up next to you on the couch or deep in the wilds of Africa, this guide holds the secrets to capturing the character, grace and beauty of the animal kingdom."
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191 pages, Paperback
First published October 6, 2008
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February 15, 2015
A very handy reference for anyone wanting the basics of how to draw/paint animals.
I found the part about painting fur (my Achilles heel) to be invaluable!
I found the part about painting fur (my Achilles heel) to be invaluable!
June 12, 2024
I enjoy drawing animals, and I found this book helpful on learning more of that.
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