Drawing & Painting Animals with Expression

Drawing and Painting Animals with Expression by Marjolein Kruijt

In this book, the animal artist Marjolein Kruijt shares her many years of experience drawing wild and domestic animals. This manual is designed as a complete reference work for artists wishing to improve their drawings of the natural world. It covers which media to use for which species; how to create convincing backgrounds; how to draw on location and how to work from taxidermy. With almost 300 illustrations across its 144 pages, this book will provide both instruction and inspiration. The book concludes with a series of step-by-step demonstrations in oils, soft pastels and watercolours.