Wildlife Painting Basics Small Animals

by Scott, Jeanne Filler

• ISBN13: 9781581801231
• ISBN10: 1581801238
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: North Light Books

Summary

Wildlife Painting Basics: Small Animals provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions for painting startlingly realistic animals, including rabbits, squirrels, woodchucks, mice, raccoons, foxes and more. Basic traits, proportions, faces, distinguishing characteristics and fur textures are detailed for each type of animal. Forty-one mini-demos and sixteen full demonstrations in pencil, oil, acrylic and gouache show how to re-create these adorable creatures. Readers will also find invaluable tips for gathering and using reference materials. Jeanne Filler Scott's equine and wildlife art has won many awards and honors. Her work has been juried into the Society of Animal Artists, Southeast Wildlife Exposition, National Wildlife Art Show, NatureWorks and the American Academy of Equine Art. She has had nine nationally distributed limited edition prints published, and her work has appeared in feature articles in U.S. Art, Wildlife Art News, Kentucky Living, Attraction and various other publications. She lives in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

introduction	8	(2)
materials	10	(8)
Rabbits and Hares	18	(16)
Typical Characteristics
Mini-Demonstrations
Cottontail Rabbit Ears
Oil
Jackrabbit Ears
Acrylic
Floppy (Lop) Rabbit Ears
Pencil
Cottontail Rabbit Feet
Gouache
Cottontail Rabbit Eyes, Nose and Whiskers
Oil
Jackrabbit Eyes, Nose and Whiskers
Gouache
Demonstrations
Dutch Rabbit
Oil
Cottontail Rabbit
Acrylic
Squirrels	34	(24)
Typical Characteristics
Mini-Demonstrations
Gray Squirrel Tail
Oil
Red Squirrel Tail
Acrylic
Ground Squirrel Tail
Oil
Gray Squirrel Eyes and Ears
Acrylic
Gray Squirrel Nose and Whiskers
Gouache
Demonstrations
Gray Squirrel
Oil
Red Squirrel
Acrylic
Chipmunk
Gouache
Mini-Demonstrations
Prairie Dog Eyes
Oil
Prairie Dog Ears
Gouache
Prairie Dog Nose and Whiskers
Acrylic
Prairie Dog Feet
Acrylic
Demonstration
Prairie Dog
Pencil
Foxes	58	(16)
Typical Characteristics
Mini-Demonstrations
Red Fox Eyes
Oil
Red Fox Ears
Acrylic
Red Fox Muzzle and Nose
Oil
Demonstration
Red Fox
Gouache
Mini-Demonstrations
Gray Fox Eyes
Acrylic
Gray Fox Ears
Oil
Gray Fox Nose and Muzzle
Acrylic
Demonstration
Gray Fox
Oil
Raccoons and Woodchucks	74	(18)
Typical Characteristics
Mini-Demonstrations
Raccoon Eyes and Mask
Acrylic
Raccoon Nose and Whiskers
Gouache
Raccoon Ears
Oil
Raccoon Feet
Acrylic
Raccoon Tail
Oil
Demonstration
Raccoon
Oil
Mini-Demonstrations
Woodchuck Eyes
Oil
Woodchuck Ears
Oil
Woodchuck Nose and Whiskers
Pencil
Woodchuck Feet
Acrylic
Demonstration
Woodchuck
Acrylic
Ferrets and Otters	92	(20)
Typical Characteristics
Mini-Demonstrations
Ferret Eyes
Acrylic
Ferret Ears
Oil
Ferret Muzzle and Nose
Acrylic
Ferret Feet
Gouache
Ferret Tail
Gouache
Demonstration
Ferret
Pencil
Mini-Demonstrations
Otter Eyes
Oil
Otter Ears
Acrylic
Otter Muzzle and Nose
Oil
Otter Feet
Acrylic
Wet Otter Fur
Acrylic
Demonstration
Otter
Oil
Small Rodents	112	(14)
Typical Characteristics
Demonstrations
Teddy Bear Hamster
Acrylic
White-Footed Mouse
Oil
Gerbil
Pencil
Abyssinian Guinea Pig
Acrylic
conclusion	126	(1)
index	127