The Art of Painting Animals: Learn to create beautiful animal portraits in oil acrylic and watercolor (Collector's Series)

About this book

In The Art of Painting Animals aspiring painters will learn how to work with oil acrylic and watercolor paints to bring their favorite animals to life on paper or canvas. Each medium has its section that begins with an introduction which includes a section of helpful information on basic tools and materials including paints brushes appropriate supports and additional material followed by a quick guide to techniques and artist tips for rendering animal features and fur as well as natural textures such as bark and foliage. Talented artists guide readers through a series of easy-to-follow step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects from pets and horses to wildlife and birds. Projects include a moose a Shih Tzu dog a fox a deer a lynx and many more! Along the way aspiring artists will find helpful tips and tricks for establishing a compelling composition achieving accurate proportions and developing expressive animal faces and emotions. With its breadth of content and instruction The Art of Painting Animals is perfect for any animal-loving artists collection.