Wildlife Painting Step by Step,9781581800869

Wildlife Painting Step by Step

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ISBN13: 9781581800869
ISBN10: 158180086X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-09-01
Publisher(s): North Light Books
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Summary

Through step-by-step demonstrations and magnificent paintings, Patrick Seslar and 13 distinguished artists reveal how to turn oils, watercolors, acrylics or pastels into creatures with fur, feathers or scales. Artists will find information on: Field sketching, photographic references, zoos, and other avenues of research; Animal habitats - how to place animals in the proper settings, create a mood and relate subject to background; Using light, colors and patterns to move the viewer's eye; Painting the texture of fur, fish scales and feathers.

Table of Contents

Foreword viii
Robert Koenke
Introduction 2(3)
Choosing a Subject
Four Key Considerations
5(11)
Collecting Reference Material
Field Sketches
16(3)
Photographic References
19(4)
Other Sources
23(3)
Painting Realistic Habitat
Researching Habitats
26(2)
Take an Animal on Location
28(1)
``Building'' a Habitat
29(1)
Using Photo Archives
30(1)
Generalized Habitat
31(7)
Posing and Composing
Composing Your Painting
38(1)
Ten Composition Ideas
39(13)
Techniques for Painting Textures
Painting the Textures of Fur
52(12)
Mastering the Anatomy of Wings and Feathers
64(10)
Aquatic Textures: Scales and Iridescence
74(10)
Painting Wildlife Step-by-Step
Combining Animal Drawing with Landscape Elements
84(4)
Oak Creek Bandit
Emphasing Detail with Loose Brushwork
88(3)
Luke Buck
Blue Heron
Building Depth and Atmosphere with Falling Snow
91(3)
Karl Eric Leitzel
Understanding and Painting Animal Behavior
94(4)
Don Enright
Taming Wildlife with Pastels
98(3)
Lesley Harrison
Painting Wildlife in Complex Backgrounds
101(3)
Bart Rulon
Painting Underwater Scenes from References
104(4)
Randall Scott
Capturing the Personality of Birds
108(4)
Danny O'Driscoll
Leading the Eye with Lights and Darks
112(3)
d. ``Rusty'' Rust
Developing an Intuitive Composition
115(3)
Persis Clayton Weirs
Building Structure with an Abstract Design
118(4)
David Rankin
Interpreting the Underwater Environment
122(4)
Mark Susinno
About the Artists 126(7)
Paul Bosman
Luke Buck
Don Enright
Charles Frace
Lesley Harrison
Karl Eric Leitzel
Danny o'Driscoll
David Rankin
Bart Rulon
D. ``Rusty'' Rust
Randall Scott
Mark Susinno
Persis Clayton Weir
Wildlife Organizations and Publications 133(2)
Index 135

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