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Drawing and Painting Animals takes the reader step
by step through the entire process of creating wildlife art that not
only accurately depicts the subject, but captures the personalities
and spirit of the animal as well. This book, written by well-known
wildlife artist Edward Aldrich, offers you an in-depth explanation
of a broad range of materials and techniques necessary to depicting
wildlife, as well as clear lessons on how to develop your own unique
apporach.
Drawing and Painting Animals gives sage advice on everything from
finding a subject and working on location to drawing from moving animals
at zoos and animal shows, working from your own pets, painting from
museum-mounted aminals and birds, and how to use reference photographs
without copying. With its lucid, detailed text and magnificent artwork,
Drawing and Painting Animals gives you the information you need to
express artistically the passion you feel about your subjects, and
succeed in this exciting genre. In addition to Aldrich's work, examples
from some of the world's best wildlife painters help illustrate this
experience-rich approach to art instruction. Included here are works
by Bob Kuhn, Dino Paravano, Raymond Harris-Ching, Tim Prutzer, Tom
Quinn, and Roland Jonsson. Drawing and Painting Animals is the next
best thing to having your own private teacher by your side as you
paint and draw.
The book is as practical as it is inspirational. Aldrich has left
nothing out. He tells you "how to" in eight detailed demonstrations,
some of which contain more than twenty detailed steps, from the craft
of preparing the working surface to painting and glazing, including
adding depth, details, and textures, and ending with how to apply
the final varnish. There are special sections that show how to paint
fur, feathers, features, and specific animals such as big cats, monkeys,
and birds. The importance of drawing is also emphasized here, both
in preparation for the final painting and as an end in itself.
There's more to wildlife painting than technique. So many wildlife
artists believe rendering animals means adding details and hard edges
that show every hair. Aldrich disagrees. He demonstrates how to achieve
detail through illusion created by painting handling and a variety
of edges from soft and suggestive to hard and compelling.
If you are passionate about wildlife art-whether as a beginner or
an expert-this book is for you. Buy it, read it, enjoy it, and learn
from it.
 
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