Drawing Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil

£15.99

by Lisa Ann Watkins (Author)

Book Description

A masterclass in producing lifelike animals with coloured 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 coloured pencil techniques to capture character and realism in her art.

A section on materials covers coloured pencils, watercolour 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.
Answers to common technical questions 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 a cat, dog, donkey and a baby animal.

Introduction 6, Materials 10, Getting started 20, Markmaking 26, Composing your portrait 38

Studies52
Golden eye: dog 54, Green eye: cat 58, Brown eye: dog 62, Pink nose: cat 66, Black nose: dog 70, Pink nose: dog 74, Clumpy fur 80, Long white fur 84, Short shiny chestnut fur 88, Black curly fur 92

Portraits96
Aura Step-by-step Norwegian Forest Cat 98, Milo Step-by-step Mexican hairless dog 106, SadieStep-by-step Shetland Sheepdog 116, Blue Step-by-step Gypsy Cob horse 126, Brandy Step-by-step Red Angus cow 136

Index 144

About the Author

About Lisa Ann Watkins

Lisa Ann Watkins is well-known in the world of coloured pencils as a multi award-winning artist and tutor. She held her first solo exhibition in 2014 and has been published in numerous magazines. Lisa enjoys a large and very loyal following on social media, you can follow her on Instagram and Facebook @animalartbylaw. Lisa launched her first digital tutorial in 2016 and now has a teaching channel on Patreon that contains in-depth videos and written tutorials for her online students every month. She tours the UK and US to teach workshops.

Visit her website www.animalartbylaw.co.uk

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The Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques

Drawing Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil

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by Lisa Ann Watkins (Author)

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