Wildlife Painting Books

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Order Best of
Wildlife Art 2

Best of Wildlife Art 2 by Rachel Rubin Wolf. Hardcover, 144 pages. This breathtaking collection features the work of 86 artists who have looked in awe upon the untamed beauty of nature and preserved it in deft sweeps of oil, watercolor and a host of other mediums. Look inside to see masterful renderings of animals painted against some of the world's most magnificent environments. With each painting, you'll find commentary from the artist on the inspiration, field research and techniques behind its creation.

Order Painting Animals

Painting Animals by Andy Jones. Paperback, 112 pages. Cows, pigs, bunnies, frogs, cats, dogs, elephants, horses, chickens, fish, and more romp, fly, and swim through this extensive teaching guide to animal motifs found in traditional and contemporary designs. This lucid instructional book begins with the basics of brush techniques, materials, surface preparation, and pattern transfers, and offers step-by-step demonstrations that even novices can follow with ease.

Order Artist's Handbook Series Painting Birds and Animals

Artist's Handbook Series Painting Birds and Animals by Patricia Monahan.
Hardcover, 176 pages. To be published in October 1999.

Order More Wildlife Painting:
Techniques of Modern Masters
by Susan Rayfield

More Wildlife Painting:  Techniques of Modern Masters by Susan Rayfield.
Paperback, 144 pages. Published April 2000. From antelopes to zebras, ten gifted wildlife artists reveal their carefully developed techniques for achieving remarkably realistic animal art. Emphasizing all-important details of rendering wildlife, the book devotes separate sections to animals' eyes, whiskers, beaks, fur, and so on. Sketches, studies, and reference photos used by master painters show just how their bird and animal portraits evolved into magnificent finished works in watercolor, gouache, oil, pastel, or other mediums.

Order Painting the
Secret World of Nature

Painting the Secret World of Nature
by John Agnew. Hardcover, 144 pages.
NEW! for July 2001. To encounter John Agnew's work is to gaze at the mysterious and enchanting world of a forest floor, mountainous cliffs and crags, the heights of a rain forest or the surface of a hidden pond. In this book, Agnew shares his secrets about how to create those special atmospheres by controlling the light, color, textures, point of view and design of his paintings. The book is filled with mini-demonstrations showing readers exactly how to capture this beauty in their own work, regardless of the medium they work in. They'll find guidelines for rendering leaves, mud, snow, fur, feathers and more, plus one full demonstration that puts these animal and environment textures together in a single painting.