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Drawing and Painting Wild

Animals A

VIC BEARCROFT D

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Publication August 2012
Price AUD $39.99
ISBN 9781844486946 A
Format Paperback 280 x 216 mm
Extent 128 pages N
Illustrations 150 Colour illustrations
Imprint Search Press
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Publisher Search Press
Classification Painting & Drawing: Other
BIC CODE/S WFA, WF E

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Description
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Vic shares his love of drawing and painting wild animals, showing how to capture the personality and distinctive features of a variety of
creatures. Using simple steps and plenty of detail, this book shows you how to create beautiful artworks, from drawing the basic shapes
through to realising your favourite animals in your preferred medium. F
• Expert advice on drawing and painting eyes, noses, paws, fur, hooves and horns
• Six step-by-step projects, from tigers to timberwolves, and pandas to chimpanzees O
• In-depth instruction in pastels, acrylics, coloured pencils, watercolour, charcoal and more
• Dozens of inspirational pictures

Vic Bearcroft has been named Winner of the Endangered Species category in the BBC WILDLIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2012 R
competition for his painting of 'Makaku' which is featured in this book.
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About The Author

Vic Bearcroft is a self-taught professional wildlife and pet portrait artist, who specialises in pastel on velour, but also works in pencil,
watercolour, coloured pencil, charcoal and acrylic media. Having spent part of his childhood in Kenya, Vic has been drawing animals since A
he could hold a pencil. Being passionate about wildlife in general, and particularly in wolves, Vic works with a large number of animal
welfare and conservation organisations worldwide, donating prints, merchandise and funds.
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Most books about animal painting tend to fall short when it comes to the practicalities of anatomy, texture and mark-making. Vic I
Bearcroft is sure-footed on these and covers details such as eyes and paws thoroughly. He is also particularly sound (and useful) on how
to give skin and fur exactly the right texture. The main topics are cats, ungulates, bears, pachyderms and apes, as good a division as any O
and one which separates out quite different builds that have different requirements and approaches, to which Vic gives proper attention.

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