Put the WILD in your wildlife art!
Popular artist and best-selling author Lee Hammond shares her secrets for drawing some of the earth's most magnificent animals and the diverse habitats they call home. This guide breaks the challenge down step by step, showing beginners how to instantly improve accuracy in their work and inpiring more experienced artists to achieve the level of heart-beating realism illustrated inside.
- 30 start-to-finish demonstrations feature a wide variety of wild animals and birds, from large cats and raptors to small woodland creatures and reptiles
- Mini-lessons focus on drawing eyes, fur, feathers, antlers and other lifelike textures
- Includes expert tips for evoking the atmosphere of meadows, woodlands, mountains, skies and other natural terrains
- Builds on key skills--including Hammond's blended pencil technique--that make the difference between a simple line drawing and stunning realism
With Hammond's proven techniques and friendly teaching style, you'll soon be able to draw not just the wonderful variety of scenes in this book, but any wildlife moment that touches your heart.
Author(s): Lee Hammond
Publisher: F+W Media
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 144
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
You Can Do It!
Materials & Techniques
Materials
Five Elements of Shading
Blending
Applying Principles
Learn to See Basic Shapes
Finding Basic Shapes in Nature
Creating Light
Draw a Sphere and Egg
Draw a Cylinder and Cone
The Puzzle Piece Theory
The Grid Method
Create a Line Drawing With a Grid
Practice a Segment Drawing
Create a Segment-Drawing Notebook
Nature
Composition
Five Elements of Nature
Skies
Clouds
Draw a Sunset
Trees
Simple Silhouettes
Draw a Silhouette Scene
Semi-Silhouette
Draw Tree Bark
Draw Pine Trees
Draw a Complex Scene
Draw Grass
Leaves Up Close
Leaves Enhance a Scene
Draw Leaves
Water
Draw Rocks
Reflections
Animal Characteristics
Basic Shapes in Animal Anatomy
Black & White
Eyes
Draw a Leopard Eye
Draw Short Fur
Draw Raccoons
Draw Long Fur
Draw a Lion
Draw a Tiger
Draw a Cheetah
Segment Drawing
Land Animals
Draw a Fox in Grass
Draw a Wolf in Foggy Woods
Draw a Lily Frog
Water Animals
Aquatic Settings
Draw Dolphins
Segment Drawing
Birds
Draw a Dove
Draw a Swan
Draw Detailed Feathers
Segment Drawing
Gallery
Conclusion
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Copyright
