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Drawing and Painting Animals: Problems & Solutions (Problems and Solutions)

2 reviews
Trudy Friend

David & Charles, 2006

Very useful book for the fledgling artist
I bought this book after struggling to draw birds. While it does not focus specifically on birds, it does cover many different mediums and teaches a few simple techniques that are invaluable to any artist, whether they paint or draw animals, landscapes or humans. While this book does not specifically deal with the subject of digital painting and drawing, many of the techniques within can be ...

Paint Realistic Animals in Acrylic with Lee Hammond

2 reviews
Lee Hammond

North Light Books, 2007

Paint Realistic Animals
I shared it with my painting class and several painters wrote down the info so they could purchase it...Jean Hansen

Painting Animals

6 reviews
Christophe Drochon, FranCoise Coffrant

New Holland, 2006

Great book!
This book is exceptionally well done and an inspiration to anyone interested in wildlife and art.

Wildlife Painting Basics - Small Animals (Wildlife Painting Basics)

4 reviews
Jeanne Filler Scott

North Light Books, 2002

Enjoyable Paintings and Easy-to-Follow Instructions
Jeanne Filler Scott's book appeals to people who enjoy small animals as well as those who aspire to painting or drawing them. She obviously has much familiarity with these kinds of animals and enjoys their company. Her commentary includes personal anecdotes about her interactions with her subjects, as well as easy to follow instructions for painting them, or simply understanding the color and ...

Drawing And Painting Animals: The Essential Guide
North Light Fine Art Editorial Staff

North Light Books, 2008

Most artists consider animal art to not only be fun but also a great way to develop skills that help them to improve their drawing and painting abilities. Readers will enjoy learning from 10 different artists who show them, step-by-step, how to draw and paint some of the most popular animals. The line-up includes dogs, cats, horses, birds, deer, rabbits and more.

Painting Wildlife in Watercolor

8 reviews
Peggy Macnamara, Marlene Donnelly

Watson-Guptill, 2003

BUY THIS BOOK!
Buy this book and save yourself thousands of dollars literally. As a student of Peggy at the Art Institute of Chicago I know. I paid tons of money to go to art school. Almost everything I learned from Peggy you can learn from this book. Plus it is an excellent showcase of her artwork. One of the best draftsman you'll ever see. Stop reading this and go buy it.

First Steps Drawing and Painting Animals (First Step Series)

1 review
Bill Tilton

North Light Books, 1997

First time animal artist
I purchased this book for my 13yr old granddaughter who loves animals and drawing and was getting frustrated because she couldn't draw the animals accurately. Her drawing is progressing really well with the helpful steps in this book. She is really pleased with it. I would recommend this book to any beginner wildlife artist.

Painting More Animal Friends: 24 Step-By-Step Projects In Acrylic
Jeanne Filler Scott

North Light Books, 2008

Painting More Animal Friends has a project-based approach for painting with acrylics on canvas. Featured animals are rabbits, squirrels, deer, chipmunks, raccoons, turtles, zebras, elephants, foxes, bears, parrots, horses and much more. With its step-by-step instruction, readers who have never painted before will be able to create beautiful works of art that they can be proud of.

The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks

26 reviews
Lin Wellford

North Light Books, 1994

A VERY USEFUL BOOK. NOT MUCH TO NOT LIKE ABOUT THIS ONE!
I enjoyed this work from the moment I opened it. This book is not only "pretty," it is actually useful. The illustrations are perfect and uncomplicated. The text is easy to follow. Even someone with minimum artistic tallent, such as myself, can actually creat something quite pretty and eye catching. The author offers step by step instructions which even includes how to choose your rock. She ...

Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor

2 reviews
Claudia Nice

North Light Books, 2006

Claudia Nice has done it again!
What a wonderful book! This is the second of Claudia Nice's books on painting with watercolor, pen & ink that I have ordered. First of all it is a beautiful book just to read and enjoy. Her instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. The illustrations are wonderful! I've just finished reading it from cover to cover and can't wait to begin painting. I highly recommend this book!

Painting Animal Friends
Jeanne Scott

North Light Books, 2005

Whether it's cats, dogs, horses, sheep, or even ducks, artists love to create stunning masterpieces of their favourite creatures. And now, with Painting Animal Friends, it's possible to paint any animal - without fine art training. Jeanne Filler Scott applies a project-based approach (popular in decorative painting instruction guides) to the canvas. She provides over 27 demonstrations, featuring: Clear instructions of the entire process with ...

Painting More Animals on Rocks

11 reviews
Lin Wellford

North Light Books, 1998

Looking for Fun??
This book has so many ideas for a craft person. The instructions are very easy and the rocks are fun to make. My 5 year old grandson found it easy too. He made a Lady Bug. This book is worth having if you are loooking for a project that doesn't cost much money, and is really fun to do. You can take the whole family out on a hike looking for rocks, this was a nice outing too. Have fun and ...

Chinese Watercolor Techniques - Painting Animals

4 reviews
Lian Quan Zhen

North Light Books, 2004

Beautiful and useful
The information inside this book made me understand the basics of the Sumi-e art. I have little knowledge on painting, and most of it on olio based paints. The simplicity of this tecnic it's astonishing, and this book show the different stages, from basic strokes to complex creations. Very good piece to have in your collection if you are an art enthusiast.

Painting Animals (Decorative Painter's Library)

1 review
Andy Jones

Watson-Guptill, 2000

Painting Animals
Painting Animals is a fantastic book for all decorative painters! The contents cover everything from supplies needed and care of brushes, painting techniques with detailed brushstrokes, preparing surfaces, specialty finishes, and projects from easy to challenging levels. Each project contains a supply list, full page photo of project, detailed instruction, pattern and step by step ...

Painting Animals That Touch the Heart

16 reviews
Lesley Harrison

North Light Books, 2002

Fun to Read and Useful for Learning
This book opened my eyes to the possiblities with pastels. Who knew someone could create fantastic, realistic paintings using pastel chalk? Mrs. Harrison gives enough information in her demonstrations that you can copy what she tells you to do, and come up with a creative picture of your own. It's a good springboard to learning how to use pastels. The book assumes that you have some working ...

Chinese Brush Painting Animals Kit (Walter Foster Painting Kits)

2 reviews
Lucy Wang

Walter Foster, 2004

Can't beat it for the price
Great kit. I bought it and Chinese brush painting. My kids and I are doing some art together, and these kits were just what we needed. All you need to add is some newsprint to practice on. A wonderful introduction. If you really get involved, you would want to move on to some advanced texts, but for someone just starting out, I highly recommend these.

Animal Painting and Anatomy (Dover Art Instruction & Reference Books)

4 reviews
W. Frank Calderon

Dover Publications, 1975

excellent reference
This is the best book I have found as a detailed reference for animal anatomy, with a complete description for every muscle on the horse's body. If you are prepared to do a lot of reading and in depth study, I highly recommend this book.

Drawing and Painting Animals: How to Capture the Essence of Wildlife in Your Art

7 reviews
Edward Aldrich, Bonnie Iris

Watson-Guptill, 2001

A really great book
There's a lot of 'how to paint animals' books out there, but after looking through a bunch of them, this one rates at the top for me so far. The author is really generous with his knowledge and shares his whole process very clearly from start to finish. Comprehensive and helpful and page after page of great tips, insights and examples. For someone this good to be willing to commit it all to ...

Painting Garden Animals with Sherry C. Nelson, MDA (Decorative Painting)

5 reviews
Sherry Nelson

North Light Books, 2004

Almost like cheating
Not only are the sample paintings easy and fun to create, but they give you very good ideas for your own compositions from photos or life.

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