Drawing and Painting Animals using Watercolour by Sally Michel

Drawing and Painting Animals using Watercolour by Sally Michel

There is one difference between painting animals and painting other subjects - such as landscapes, plants, still life, even human portraits - animals move. As Sally Michel says, it is impossible to know, when you start portraying an animal, whether you have time for a detailed, considered study or will need to work fast to sketch its general appearance. The principal sections of this book are devoted, appropriately, to dogs and to cats, which Sally portrays both vividly and with careful attention to anatomical accuracy and to the different breeds. She has further chapters on birds and other domestic animals (including guinea pigs and hamsters), on horses, and on wilder animals that can be found in parks and fields as well as gardens. In the early part of the book she explains how the artist can best approach those subjects. Her chapters on 'Animals in Repose' (where the artist should start for obvious reasons) and 'Animals in Movement' are particularly helpful and instructive. What is vital, she points out, is observation and accuracy. Even the apparently random patches of colour on a tortoiseshell cat, for example, obey certain rules. In Drawing and Painting Animals Using Watercolour, Sally Michel has written and illustrated a book that is as varied as it is colourful and as practical as it is both affectionate and knowledgeable.

Issue 26, 2005 If you have struggled to draw animals in the past, then this is the book for youFrom kittens to squirrels, foxes to rabbits, Sally Michel takes you through all the techniques for producing good likenesses, then shows you how to achieve those elusive fur and feathers effects. Follow each of the demonstrations and you will soon be in great demand for your pet drawing skills. This is an excellent practical art book for the beginner and more experienced artist. It's Wandsworth

Sally Michel is a full-time professional artist and long-time member of the Society of Wildlife Artists. She spends her time drawing and painting buildings, landscapes, plants and animals using a variety of media. Sally has written several successful art technique books and she exhibits her work regularly at the Mall Galleries in London.

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ISBN 13	9780855329471
ISBN 10	0855329475
Title	Drawing and Painting Animals using Watercolour
Author	Sally Michel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2000-09-01
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.