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• A practical guide to capturing one’s cat or dog on paper, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.
• Covers all aspects of drawing animals in different media, including charcoal, graphite pencil, watercolor, pencils and oil pastels.
Capturing the likeness of animals on paper is a rewarding challenge for any artist. Domesticated cats and dogs bring forth a unique blend of trials for artists trying to replicate their features accurately. The incredible range of breeds, colors, sizes and shapes s further enhanced by the never-ending poses each can assume from sitting and sleeping to working and fighting. Petterson offers advice for capturing the essence of these animals, along with tips for portraying their features accurately, drawing fur in different media, and mastering a range of poses.
Melvyn Peterson is a respected artist and printmaker He teaches at colleges in London and specializes in charcoal landscapes and etchings. His work, including an etching of his catJake, has been exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts. He lives in London and Lincolnshire England.
8 1/2"x5", 96p, pb, 350 color images, September 2001.
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