Turn your love of animals into art you adore! From her family farm in Kentucky, artist Jeanne Filler Scott spends her days joyfully surrounded by pets, barnyard animals and wildlife. In this book, she shares her love of animals and her easy techniques for capturing their beauty and charm in acrylics, oils and pencil. • 50 paint-along projects--complete with reference photos, color lists and illustrated step-by-step directions. • Simple methods for realistic results. • A wide range of subjects ranging from pets and farm animals to wildlife and exotics. • Tips for achieving convincing fur textures, lifelike expressions and a variety of natural settings. A tremendous value for artists of every age and skill level, this big collection features the best instruction on a menagerie of subjects for your creative enjoyment--from loveable dogs, proud felines and cute bunnies to magnificent stallions and regal peacocks. With the help of this book, you can turn inspiration from your favorite animals into rewarding artwork.
Author(s): Jeanne Filler Scott
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 272
Title Page
Contents
1 Getting Started
Drawing Materials
Painting Materials
Acrylics
Oils
Beginning a Painting
Types of Pencil Strokes
Types of Brushstrokes
Creating Backgrounds
Finding Animal Subjects
Gathering References
2 Cats
Project 1:Domestic Shorthair
Project 2: Kitten
Project 3: Domestic Longhair
Project 4: Siamese
3 Dogs
Project 5: Dalmatian
Project 6: Mixed Breed
Project 7: Yorkshire Terrier
Project 8: Golden Retriever
4 Horses
Project 9: Thoroughbred
Project 10: Shetland Pony
Project 11: Foal
Project 12: Paint Horse
Project 13: Draft Horse
Project 14: Appaloosa
Project 15: Thoroughbred Foal
Project 16: Lipizzaner Stallion
Project 17: Arabian Filly
Project 18: Friesian Stallion
Project 19: Arabian Gelding
5 Cattle
Project 20: Calf
Project 21: Cow’s Head
Project 22: Holstein
6 Barnyard Animals
Project 23: Chicks
Project 24: Ducks
Project 25: Pig
Project 26: Rooster
7 Rabbits
Project 27: Dutch Rabbit
Project 28: Cottontail Rabbit (Front View)
Project 29: Cottontail Rabbit (Side View)
8 Squirrels
Project 30: Gray Squirrel
Project 31: Red Squirrel
Project 32: Columbian Ground Squirrel
9 Foxes
Project 33: Red Fox
Project 34: Gray Fox
Project 35: Fox Cub
10 Raccoons & Woodchucks
Project 36: Raccoon
Project 37: Woodchuck
Project 38: Raccoon Baby
11 Ferrets & Otters
Project 39: Ferret
Project 40: Otter
12 Woodland Animals
Project 41: White-Tailed Deer
Project 42: Chipmunk
Project 43: Black Bear
13 Exotic Animals
Project 44: Elephant
Project 45: Giraffe
Project 46: Zebra Foal
Project 47: Ring-Tailed Lemur Baby
14 Birds
Project 48: Peacock
Project 49: Parrot
Project 50: Hyacinth Macaws
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