Animal Drawing And Painting

Animal Drawing And Painting by Walter J Wilwerding. Published by Dover Publications Inc, NY, 1966. Republication. Paperback. Size 4to. Condition: Nr Fine. Slight edge wear, content excellent. LCCN 66-28272. This book offers a comprehensive guide to animal drawing and painting - from the first steps when you select your subject and gather your material through sketching and making studies, to the finished painting. Covering dogs, cats, monkeys, horses, cattle, deer, lions, tigers, bears, elephants, rhinos, and scores of other wild and domestic animals, even birds and fish, it provides a wealth of information on such matters as: proportions; contours; outlining shadows; sketching from memory; quick action sketches; individualizing animals; expressing age, sex, and moods of animals; characteristic poses; drawing features and other details; using photographs; studying dead animals; anatomical construction; action; textures and hair direction; colors; markings; etc. There are tips on painting the background and a chapter on animal cartoons and comics. Unabridged and unaltered republication of 1956 edition. 249 figures. 59 half-tone illustrations. 129 Pgs. Description text copyright 2006 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 11303.