Drawing Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil
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A masterclass in producing lifelike animals with colored pencils. Domestic animals are an eternally popular subject for art, and present unique challenges to the artist. Lisa Ann Watkins has made a career of teaching her colored pencil techniques to capture character and realism in her art.
- A section on materials covers colored pencils, watercolor pencils (wet and dry), and PanPastels.
- A chapter on character shows how to capture the best reference photographs to work from; information on anatomy - eyes, bone structure, fur direction - and notes on tools/apps that can be used to help with tonal values.
- Clear simple techniques are then presented through short exercises that focus on a particular technique or effect selected by the author from her experience teaching, such as a cat's eye.
- Answer to common technical question from students/followers that cover unique aspects of the medium such as the amount of pressure to use.
- A series of step-by-step projects then follows, including cat, dog, donkey and a baby animal.
- A section on materials covers colored pencils, watercolor pencils (wet and dry), and PanPastels.
- A chapter on character shows how to capture the best reference photographs to work from; information on anatomy - eyes, bone structure, fur direction - and notes on tools/apps that can be used to help with tonal values.
- Clear simple techniques are then presented through short exercises that focus on a particular technique or effect selected by the author from her experience teaching, such as a cat's eye.
- Answer to common technical question from students/followers that cover unique aspects of the medium such as the amount of pressure to use.
- A series of step-by-step projects then follows, including cat, dog, donkey and a baby animal.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1782218637
ISBN13:9781782218630
Release Date:October 2022
Publisher:Search Press
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"
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