Painting Realistic Wildlife In Acrylic

A Master Artist Shares His Straightforward Approach for Capturing the Essence of Nature One measure of a painting's success is the emotion it elicits from its viewer; William Silvers' wildlife scenes make your pulse quicken and your breath catch as you witness some of nature's most miraculous everyday moments. The midnight prowl of a wolf...a sea lion diving into choppy surf...a pride of elephants at a watering hole in the thick, dusty air. In this book, Silvers shares his secrets for capturing the drama, the atmosphere and the very essence of wildlife. • Accessible "whole painting" approach using limited materials and multiple acrylic washes • 15 mini-demonstrations illustrate key acrylic techniques and how to use them to best effect • 15 complete step-by-step demonstrations feature a stunning range of animals, including golden eagles, swans, wolves, foxes, giraffes, deer, elk, black bears, polar bears, alligators and various big cats Full of rich colors, a gripping sense of life and masterful advice for achieving the same, this book will help intermediate artists and advanced beginners achieve new levels of success and expression.

Easy-to-follow, step-by-step demonstrations in acrylic, watercolor and oil Inside, you'll learn how to create realistic wildlife paintings, step by step, mastering dozens of specific wildlife textures, including: • Fur of a bobcat, American bison, snow leopard cub and wolf • Feathers of a wood duck, white-throated sparrow and northern shoveler • Scales of a trout and sunfish • Ears of a cottontail rabbit, white-tailed deer and red fox • Bills and Muzzles of a northern cardinal, mallard, great blue heron and mountain lion • Tails and Feet of a red squirrel, ruffled grouse and blue jay • Antlers and Horns of a deer, moose, bighorn sheep and pronghorn • White and Black Subjects such as a polar bear, tundra swan and Canada goose Through, you'll benefit from Rod Lawrence's years of wildlife painting experience. He'll help you notice, for example, the way hair and feature textures change on different parts of an animal's body through the seasons—and even according to the age of the animal. Use this heightened awareness, along with the easy-to-follow, step-by-step demonstrations inside, to create more realistic, more sensitive wildlife paintings.

Follow along with eight acrylic projects to create a range of magnificent creatures--from rabbits to wild horses and wolf pups. Step-by-step instructions show you how to paint eyes, ears, fur and other textures and details. The techniques you learn here can be used to paint any animal on any deocrative surface, making the beauty of the wild yours for the painting!--Cover.

Acrylic secrets to bring your nature paintings to life! Bring landscapes to life with popular workshop instructor, best-selling author and television personality Jerry Yarnell! Jerry has made painting a pleasure--and a success--for thousands of artists, both beginner and experienced alike. In this book, he delivers eight new, fun-to-create wildlife scenes in his signature teaching style. Following Yarnell's clear and friendly instructions, readers will learn how to pant a variety of animals, landscapes and seasons--from horses in a spring pasture, to tropical ocean sunsets, to winter birds nestled amid snow-laden pines. These heartfelt paintings capture not only nature's awesome beauty, but also a feeling of peace and well-being. Yarnell helps readers channel that same sense of ease by guiding them confidently every step and stroke of the way. These are the kinds of paintings--and the kind of teacher--that will keep artists smiling from start to finish. • 8 easy-to-follow, start-to-finish painting projects • Instructions for painting rivers, waterfalls, trees, deserts, flowers, nightscapes and more • How to bring scenes to life with elk, rabbits, owls and other animal subjects • Expert tips, tricks and tools for better results and more enjoyable painting

A group of internationally acclaimed wildlife painters share their ideas and insights. Included in this illustrated book are the works and teachings of Robert Bateman, Allen Blagden, Ken Carlson, Raymond Ching, Guy Coheleach, Don R. Eckelberry, Lars Jonsson, Bob Kuhn, Roger Tory Peterson, Thomas Quinn, and John Serrey-Lester. Wildlife Painting features sections on solving such painting problems as how to achieve a feeling of depth in fur, or detail in plumage; how to convey action; how to paint effective camouflage; and how to capture the essence of grasses or trees or reflection in water. With styles ranging from realism to impressionism. Wildlife Painting includes finished works in oil, watercolour, acrylic, tempera, gouache, colored pencil, pastel and mixed media. Also included are sketches, studies, step-by-step demonstrations, and tips from the artists on animal behaviour.

Presents preliminary sketching, composition, texture, colors, seasonal variations, lighting, habitat, pose and perspective in sixteen step by step demonstration paintings.

Wildlife artist Lawrence demystifies the process of painting the wild and woolly textures of wildlife with 50 mini demonstrations for painting with acrylic, watercolor or oil. Illustrations.

Discover the no-fear, all-fun way to paint family pets, barnyard animals, woodland critters and exotic creatures! Paint Realistic Animals in Acrylic With Lee Hammond What do you get when you combine the ever-popular subject of animals, the user-friendly medium of acrylic, and the friendly, encouraging teaching style of Lee Hammond? A simple and fun way to start painting your favorite animals in a charming, realistic style! No previous experience? No problem! Lee's easy-going approach begins with nothing more than an assembly of spheres and a basic foundation of color. 24 step-by-step demonstrations show you how to refine these basic elements into living, breathing animal portraits, including: cats, dogs, horses, goats, cows, squirrels, rabbits, woodchucks, tigers, elephants, lions, turtles, snakes, iguanas, robins, swans, owls, and cockatoos. This book is full of expert tips for painting animal eyes, mouths, noses and ears. Learn to make fur and feathers look remarkably real, and avoid common mistakes like "humanizing" eyes. You'll find an easy trick for making accurate drawings and color "recipes" for some of the most common fur tones. Before you know it, you'll be able to paint not just the animals that roam and soar through this book, but any animal that captures your heart!