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Wildlife Paintings and Drawings, The Wildlife Art of Ned Smith
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The artist ... ink drawing: threshing scene ... paintings of warblers ... rifle drawings.
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For Ned Smith, getting outdoors was an essential part of being a wildlife artist. He knew that the only way he could accurately illustrate a wild animal was to spend long hours observing it in the field. To that end, he spent much of his life roaming the mountains, forests, riversides, and meadows of Pennsylvania, gathering information that would help him create the paintings and drawings that made him one of the most popular and respected wildlife artists in the country.
In this stunning book, dozens of Ned Smith's paintings, watercolors, line drawings, and pencil sketches are gathered for the first time. Wary whitetails, colorful songbirds, stealthy foxes, flushing grouse - a wide variety of mammals, birds and fish inhabit these pages, placed in settings that demonstrate a keen understanding of the natural world, all brought to life by Ned Smith's skillful hand. Included are a biography and commentary by Scott Weidensaul, who describes in detail how Ned worked, and what he was trying to accomplish, and where he got his inspiration.
Ned Smith once wrote that his goal was 'to portray the animal realistically and honestly. That's all the artist can do. If he's successful, the viewer will learn a good deal about wildlife, but, more than that, will be inspired to get out-of-doors and look for himself.'
Over the years, generations of Ned Smith fans have taken these words to heart. Limited-edition prints of Ned's paintings are valuable collectables, and his original pieces are gallery treasures. The Wild Life Art of Ned Smith features more than a hundred breathtaking images that will appeal to anyone who loves wildlife, fine artwork, and getting out-of-doors. (Source: Front Flap)
Contents
The Artist --- The Art, Upland Gamebirds, Waterfowl and Water Birds, Trout, Songsbirds and Raptors, Big Game and Other Mammals, Pencil and Line Art.
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Wildlife Painting, Wildlife Painting Basics, Painting Deer, Antelope and Other Hooved Animals
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Pictures of deer and other hoofed animals ... materials ... paint ... using acrylics ... view from artists studio window ... palette ... brushes ... painting surface ... partially painted picture on hardboard ... gathering reference ... books ... TV and video ... photography ... photography equipment ... sketching ... reference sources ... how to use references ... sketch your composition ... the importance of sketching ... measurement and proportion illustrated ... transfer your sketch ... common transfer errors.
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Cynthie Fisher brings her passions for zoology, taxidermy, and big game and bird hunting to her book about how to paint deer, elk, moose, and other hooved animals.
After a brief introduction to materials, Fisher suggests sources for study and emphasizes the need for sketching: 'The number one piece of advice is sketch, sketch, sketch! If you can create a good representation of an animal through your own observation and freehand talent, there is no limit to the creativity and enjoyment you can derive from painting.'
An anatomy primer examines a selection of popular species and describes how hooved animals are built.
The bulk of the book zeroes in on specific species: white-tailed deer; mule deer; elk; moose, caribou, sheep and antelope; and other hooved animals.
Each of these chapters includes brief painting demonstrations.
The final chapter illustrates how to create finished paintings in acrylic and includes two complete step by step demonstrations of whitetails in a forest and elk in the snow. Fisher possesses an impressive mastery of her subject, and her paintings sometimes resemble photographs in vividness of detail and natural light. From the majestic golden curves of a Marco Polo sheep's horns against a steep snow-covered mountainside to the bold stripes of zebras set amidst a shimmering yellow plain, Fisher brings the drama, nobility, and grace of hooved animals exquisitely to life. -- Mary Ribeski Amazon.com
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Materials ... Gathering Reference ... How to Use References.
Basic Structure and Anatomy ... understanding how hooved animals are built ... studying anatomy through photos ... white-tailed deer ... mule deer ... comparing other features ... changing angle of view ... elk ... moose ... caribou and pronghorn antelope ... bighorn sheep and mountain goat ... more hooved animals.
White-Tailed Deer ... sketching white-tailed deer ... starting with outlines or circles ... lying down ... action and behavior ... demonstration: painting a white-tailed buck.
Mule Deer ... starting with ovals and circles ... seasonal differences ... the buck ... action and behavior ... demonstration: painting a backlit mule deer.
Elk ... a species study ... defining form ... action and behavior ... demonstration: painting long elk fur ... demonstration: painting elk antlers.
Moose, Caribou, Sheep and Antelope ... sketching moose ... anatomical and seasonal differences in moose ... demonstration: painting a bull moose ... demonstration: painting a bull caribou ... sketching sheep ... demonstration: painting marco polo sheep horns ... sketching pronghorn antelope ... demonstration: painting pronghorn coat patterns.
Other Hooved Animals of the World ... demonstration: sunlit fur / waterbuck antelope ... demonstration: backlit fur / nyala antelope ... demonstration: zebras.
Create Finished Paintings ... step by step ... demonstration: whitetails in the forest ... demonstration: elk in the snow.
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How to Paint Wolves, Foxes and Coyotes
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Pictures of wolves and foxes ... paints and brushes ... acrylics and chromacolours ... jars vs. tubes ... make your subject blend into the scene ... brushes ... what materials and tools the artist uses regularly ... basic brush handling techniques ... pure color washes vs. colors with added white ... vibrant overlapping washes illustrated with leaf painting ... scumbling ... drybrushing ... anatomy and proportions.
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Wolves are ... popular wild animal subject among painters. This book provides all the information beginning wildlife painters need to know how to paint realistic and accurate wolves, red foxes and coyotes.
Beginning chapters focus on basic paint handling techniques, wolf anatomy and proportions, behavior, attitudes, moods and movement, as well as natural habitats.
The second half of the book consists of a detailed range of steps that enable readers to complete wolf, fox and coyote paintings from start to finish.
The book also offers two appendices filled with recommended books, videos and Web sites to inspire artists to learn the most about these admirable creatures.
CONTENTS
Basics, Natural Habitat, Anatomy and Proportions, Pups, Attitude, Behavior and Movement, Painting a Pack of Wolves, Painting a Coyote, Painting a Red Fox
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Wildlife Painting, Wildlife Painting Basics, Small Animals
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Materials ... surfaces ... canvas ... masonite panels ... illustration board ... bristol board ... brushes ... tip.
What you need for acrylic painting ... surface ... paints ... palette ... jar of water ... paper towels ... palette knife ... No. 2 pencil and kneaded eraser.
What you need for oil painting ... surface ... paints ... medium ... palette ... palette knife ... paper towels ... paint thinner / brush cleaner ... No. 2 pencil and kneaded eraser ... cleaning your oil painting brushes.
What you need for gouache painting ... surface ... paints ... palette ... jar of water ... palette knife ... paper towels ... No. 2 pencil and kneaded eraser.
What you need for pencil drawing ... surface ... pencils ... kneaded eraser ... blending stump ... other useful studio accessories ... mahlstick ... brush holder ... mirror ... picture clamps for your easel ... magnifying glass ... extra light.
Finding animals for reference ... locating subjects ... zoos ... parks ... wildlife rehabilitators ... veterinary clinics ... hiking trips ... pet owners ... state and county fairs ... humane societies.
Taking reference photos ... camera equipment you'll need ... tips for photographing animals ... get down to the animals level ... take several rolls of film ... take some close up pictures of the animals features ... backgroung photos.
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Wildlife Painting Basics: Small Animals provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions for painting startlingly realistic animals, including rabbits, squirrels, woodchucks, mice, raccoons, foxes and more.
Basic traits, proportions, faces, distinguishing characteristics and fur textures are detailed for each type of animal.
Forty-one mini-demos and sixteen full demonstrations in pencil, oil, acrylic and gouache show how to re-create these adorable creatures. Readers will also find invaluable tips for gathering and using reference materials.
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Rabbits and Hares ... typical characteristics ... mini demonstrations ... cottontail rabbit ears / oil ... jackrabbit ears / acrylic ... floppy (lop) rabbit ears / pencil ... cottontail rabbit feet / gouache ... cottontail rabbit eyes, nose and whiskers / oil ... jackrabbit eyes, nose and wiskers / gouache ... demonstrations ... dutch rabbit / oil ... cottontail rabbit / acrylic.
Squirrels ... typical characteristics ... mini demonstrations ... gray squirrel tail / oil ... red squirrel tail / acrylic ... ground squirrel tail / oil ... gray squirrel eyes and ears / acrylic ... gray squirrel, nose and whiskers / gouache ... demonstrations ... gray squirrel ... red squirrel ... chipmunk ... mini demonstrations ... prairie dog eyes / oil ... prairie dog ears / gouache ... prairie dog nose and wiskers / acrylic ... prairie dog feet / acrylic ... demonstration ... prairie dog /pencil.
Foxes ... typical characteristics ... mini demonstrations ... red fox eyes / oil ... red fox ears / acrylic ... red fox muzzel and nose / oil ... demonstration ... red fox / gouache ... mini demonstrations ... gray fox eyes / acrylic ... gray fox ears / oil ... gray fox nose and muzzle / acrylic ... demonstration ... gray fox / oil.
Raccoons and Woodchucks ... typical characteristics ... mini demonstrations ... racoon eyes and mask / acrylic ... raccoon nose and whiskers / goache ... raccoon ears / oil ... raccoon feet / acrylic ... raccoon tail / oil ... demonstration ... raccoon / oil ... mini demonstrations ... woodchuck eyes / oil ... woodchuck ears / oil ... woodchuck nose and wiskers / pencil ... woodchuck feet / acrylic ... demonstration ... woodchuck / acrylic.
Ferrets and Otters ... typical characteristics ... mini demonstrations ... ferret eyes / acrylic ... ferret ears / oil ... ferret muzzle and nose / acrylic ... ferret feet ... goache ... demonstration ... ferret / pencil ... mini demonstrations ... otter eyes / oil ... otter ears / acrylic ... otter muzzle and nose / oil ... otter feet / acrylic ... wet otter fur / acrylic... demonstration ... otter / oil.
Small Rodents ... typical characteristics ... demonstrations ... teddy bear hamster / acrylic ... white-footed mouse / oil ... gerbil / pencil ... abyssinian guinea pig / acrylic.
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Wildlife Painting, Painting the Drama of Wildlife Step by Step, Paint with Acrylics
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Capturing special moments in nature.
Camera ... film ... fieldwork ... various wildlife photos ... working with photos ... using other references ... planning a composition ... sketches of a bird at feeder ... picture of bird with flowers and fence.
DESCRIPTION
Featuring a foreword by the renowned artist Robert Bateman and brilliant reproductions of Terry Isaac's acclaimed work, this unique book offers artists a wealth of insight learned through years of experience.
Isaac's distinctive techniques for creating realistic wildlife paintings in acrylics are revealed in four start-to-finish painting demonstrations, featuring methods for creating depth, capturing unique lighting effects, and integrating the subject with the scene.
Isaac also provides practical advice on research and fieldwork, tips for pulling together reference materials, composition dos and dont's, suggested equipment and supplies, and 12 step-by-step mini-demos that show how to paint a variety of realistic textures including fur, feathers, grass, water and more.
CONTENTS
Capturing Special Moments in Nature ... planning a composition ... composition do's and don'ts ... balanxce and repetition ... getting started.
Creating Natures Textures Step by Step Demonstrations: ... fur / wet fur / patterned fur / white fur / wolf eye / feathers / leaves / grass / clouds / water / waterdrops / rocks and snow ... special effects ... gallery of textures.
Integrating the Subject With the Scene ... choosing the correct habitat and scale ... lighting ... overlapping the subject ... creating depth ... repeating color ... getting the correct pose.
Putting it all Together Step by Step ... working from general to specific ... making it work ... Demonstrations: ... Yosemite Dawn / Springtime Blues / After the Storm / Tyger! Tyger! ... creating your best painting / professional concerns.
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Wildlife Painting, Painting Wildlife in Watercolor, Paint with Watercolour
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What to paint and where ... picture Sanible Island 1 ... drawing and painting from life ... picture of cheetahs ... working in the field ... picture of hoary marmots 1 ... picture of hoary marmots 2 ... picture Central Park ... picture Sanible Island 2.
DESCRIPTION
Peggy Macnamara, artist-in-residence at Chicago's Field Museum, shares her unique 'No-Fear' approach to capturing all forms of wildlife in living, luminous watercolor. Co-author Marlene Hill Donnelly, Field Museum Scientific Illustrator and third-generation painter, discloses in-depth information on color, paint properties, and design learned over a lifetime of art study and practice.
In Painting Wildlife in Watercolor, Peggy demonstrates her singular method, which relies on a gradual layering of washes that eliminates the rigid and disaster-prone formulas of traditional watercolor painting.
Peggy and Marlene provide clear and simple instructions for any beginning to advanced artist wanting to know about creating life like renderings of everything from fur to feathers, along with Peggy's detailed illustrations of a vast range of both familiar and exotic animals.
CONTENTS
What to Paint and Where ... drawing and painting from life ... working in natural history museums ... using photographs as references.
Drawing ... getting it right ... the drawing process ... demonstrations: caribou / gorilla.
Color ... color versus value ... achieving authentic color ... creating luminous neutrals ... creating depth.
Design ... placing your subject ... impact from a distance ... design principles.
Watercolor Basics ... materials ... materials for working in the field ... watercolor paint properties ... color mixing ... watercolor techniques.
Peggy's No-Fear Painting Process ... overview ... demonstration: snowy owl ... when good paintings go bad: corrections ... finishing a painting.
Pattern ... countershading ... spots and stripes ... demonstrations: radiated tortoise / zebra ... total camouflage.
Fur ... building texture ... demonstrations: black bear / gray fox.
Feathers ... feather groups ... demonstrations: tortoise-fronted parrot / scarlet ibis.
Portraiture ... capturing personality ... demonstration: eyes ... beaks and horns ... demonstration: bald eagle.
Habitat ... building figure and habitat ... landscape ... demonstration: great blue heron.
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Wildlife Painting, Painting on the Wild Side ... Projects in Acrylics, Paint with Acrylics
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Picture of a red cardinal.
Picture of a squirrel.
Picture of a tiger.
Picture of baby bobcats.
Brushes...
Robert Simmons Expression brushes, aqua tip brushes, decorator stencil brushes, fabric master. Loew-Cornell Filbert Rake, 18/0 short liner.
Paints...
Delta bottled acrylics, fabric dyes.
Basic supplies.
Faux finishing materials.
Techniques...
Creating realistic fur and feathers ... directional flow ... natural unevenness ... mixing the paint and loading the brush ... brushing-mixing for an inklike consistency with illustrations ... loading a liner brush for line work with illustrations ... loading a filbert rake brush for fur with illustrations ... loading a round or liner brush for fur and feathers ... tip ... color weaving ... tiger paintings.
DESCRIPTION
This guide takes the mystery out of painting fur and feathers, showing decorative painters how to paint a forest of beautiful and majestic animals.
From tigers and bobcats to squirrels, chipmunks and birds, each project focuses on a different animal. Within each project, step by step demonstrations illustrate important techniques, such as how to:
* Paint distinctive markings, such as the striped fur of a tiger.
* 'Color weave' - the author's proven technique for creating soft and realistic fur.
* Render expressive eyes that sparkle with life.
Close-up photos, color swatch charts, and fur or feather growth diagrams make it easy to get started, and each project is painted on an appropriate surface with simple, natural backgrounds.
CONTENTS
Materials
Techniques
ACRYLIC PAINTING PROJECTS
Winter Morning Blue Jay
Cozy Red Cardinal
Least Chipmunk
Tree Squirrel
Siberian Tiger
Wild Cottontail Rabbit
Endangered Red Panda
Baby Bobcats
Autumn Red Fox
Acrylic Paints for Artists
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Wildlife Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting Animals
How to Capture the Essence of Wildlife in Your Art
Sample pages include:
Oil painting - a grouping of guenons.
Oil painting - mute swan.
Drawing materials...
Charcoal ... conte crayons ... china markers ... pencils ... graphite pencils ... solid graphite pencils ... mechanical pencils ... ebony pencils ... pencil sharpener ... kneaded eraser ... pens.
Artist Edward Aldrich
DESCRIPTION
Through artwork and step-by-step lessons, this manual demonstrates how to draw wildlife in a way that is not only accurate but also attempts to capture the personality of the animal.
There is advice on how to work on location, how to find the animal you are seeking to draw and how to draw from photographs.
There are exercises on how to prepare the working surface, and on painting, glazing and varnishing.
The authors also cover how to add depth and texture, and how to depict fur, feathers and differing animal features.
The volume also contains full-colour reproductions from some of the world's best wildlife artists including Bob Kuhn, Dino Paravano, Raymond Harris-Ching and Roland Jonsson.
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MATERIALS
Drawing materials, oil painting materials, watercolor materials.
DRAWING OR PAINTING ON LOCATION
The basic setup, practical advice, finding a good subject, working from photographs.
DRAWING ANIMALS
Types of drawings, basic techniques for drawing animals, demonstration - artists basic drawing procedure.
THE PAINITNG PROCESS
Oil painting techniques, demonstration / wolf, painting feathers, painting eyes, painting beaks and horns, capturing animal expressions, conveying body language, capturing action, painting rocks, painting grasses and flowers, working in watercolor, experiments in mixed media / crayon and oil.
CREATING A PAINTING FROM BEGINNING TO END
Getting started, the painting process, demonstrations / siberian tiger / snow leopard / bison / belted kingfisher / leopard / cheetah and her cubs.
BEYOND TECHNIQUE
Inspiration and interpretation, composition and design, creating a backdrop, color temperature, lighting, painting animal portraits, simplicity, composing with photographs.
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Wildlife Painting, More Wildlife Painting: Techniques of Modern Masters
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Watercolor painting of a grey heron fishing by artist Leigh Voigt.
Painting of panda and cub by artist John Seerey-Lester.
Painting stripes and fur details.
Painting of tigers by artist Alan Hunt.
Sketching zoo animals.
Color tiger studies.
Tiger sketch and tiger paintings.
DESCRIPTION
From antelopes to zebras, the A-to-Z of creatures inhabiting these lively pages are lovingly depicted by ten gifted wildlife artists who reveal their carefully developed techniques for achieving remarkably realistic animal art.
Emphasizing the all-important details of rendering wildlife, the book devotes separate sections to animals' eyes, whiskers, beaks, fur, and so on. Sketches, studies, and reference photos used by master painters show just how their bird and animal portraits evolved into magnificent finished works in watercolor, gouache, oil, pastel, or other mediums.
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Family Life, painting stripes and fur details, sketching zoo animals, designing with color, creating a composite image, working with grays and earth colors, alternating gouache and watercolor, integrating subject and background, lending color richness to whites.
High Branches and Backyards, exploiting the immediacy of watercolor, depicting a familiar bird with a fresh eye, painting an owl from careful observation, color owl studies, emphasizing an eagles striking qualities, softening edges to convey motion, backlighting for dramatic effect, painting with a limited palette, capturing spontaneity in watercolor, painting white on white, using complements in a muted color scheme, working from photographs, composing with camouflage patterns, rendering water effects realistically.
Predators on the Move, consulting experts for an accurate depiction, layering color and gesso for atmospheric effect, creating misty nocturnes in oils, using an unusual angle for impact, layering colors in pastel, composing the picture to tell a story.
In Forest Haunts, using the light source to good effect, masking and airbrushing in watercolor, using acrylics in an opaque style, leading the eye with light, using atmospheric perspective, glazing in acrylics, capturing the iridescence of feathers, maintaining color with neutral grays, working with a limited palette, creating an eerie mood with color.
Wildness into Art: Tools and Techniques, capturing cougars realistically in pastel, painting elephants in gouache, achieving texture with watercolor, blending realism with abstraction, creating wildlife lithographs, painting animals in herds, developing paintings from drawings, detailing specific lighting conditions, working outdoors.
Biographies of the Artists.
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Wildlife Drawing for Kids
1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Wildlife
A Step By Step Guide
How to Draw For Kids
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Before your begin ... let's draw cartoon wildlife! ... no rules ... 1-2-3 cartooning tips ... basic shapes and lines.
Cartoonist Steve Barr
DESCRIPTION
Fun, step by step examples and instructions all but guarantee success for budding cartoonists! Starting with simple shapes and the most basic materials, professional cartoonist Steve Barr shows young artists the essential skills involved in combining shapes to make characters and objects, simplifying, and coloring them.
1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Wildlife includes general drawing tips and a host of animals: bears, hippos, elephants, camels, apes, lions, an ostrich and more.
CONTENTS
Before you Begin.
Cartooning Tips.
Basic Shapes and Lines.
Baby Bear ... Hippopotamus ... Baby Elephant ... Young Camel ... Little Lion King ... Large Lion ... Monkey ... Ostrich ... Tiger ... Ape ... Angry Leopard ... Big Bear ... Polar Bear ... Hippo Girl.
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Drawing with Lee Ames
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How to draw a seal ... a seagull ... a kangaroo ... a butterfly ... a calico cat
Lee Ames
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How to Draw Endangered Animals
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Save the animals
DESCRIPTION
Drawing endangered animals is easy and fun! The step by step directions in this book will show you how to draw pandas, elephants, gorillas, jaguars, whales, and more!
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