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Learn to Paint Wildlife Quickly

Author Hazel Soan
Hardcover
$14.95 US
6.2"W x 8.01"H x 0.64"D   | 13 oz | 40 per carton
On sale Mar 07, 2023 | 128 Pages | 9781849947268

Best-selling author Hazel Soan demonstrates how to paint a variety of wildlife.

Teacher and popular author Hazel Soan distills the key elements of painting a variety of wildlife, from garden favorites to exotic wild beasts. With easy-to-follow instructions and
step-by-step exercises, it has never been easier to capture the likeness of an animal, in your chosen medium, with a few quick strokes.

Chapters include “How to Paint Wildlife,” “Techniques for Speed,” “Animal Proportions,” “Pose,” “Surface Detail: Fur, Feathers, Hair, Hides, and Markings,” “Coloring,” “The Light,” “Background and Setting,” and “Back in the Studio.”

Like the other titles in the highly successful Learn to Paint Quickly series, this one is full of Hazel’s simple tips and beautiful paintings to help you to master the art of capturing animals—in watercolor, oils, pencils, or pastels—in no time at all.
Hazel Soan is a popular and successful artist who divides her time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She has her own gallery in Fulham, London. She is the author of several best-selling books and a range of successful DVDs. She was one of the art experts in the popular UK Channel 4 TV series Watercolour Challenge. The very successful Learn Watercolour Quickly and Essence of Watercolour are also by Hazel.

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Best-selling author Hazel Soan demonstrates how to paint a variety of wildlife.

Teacher and popular author Hazel Soan distills the key elements of painting a variety of wildlife, from garden favorites to exotic wild beasts. With easy-to-follow instructions and
step-by-step exercises, it has never been easier to capture the likeness of an animal, in your chosen medium, with a few quick strokes.

Chapters include “How to Paint Wildlife,” “Techniques for Speed,” “Animal Proportions,” “Pose,” “Surface Detail: Fur, Feathers, Hair, Hides, and Markings,” “Coloring,” “The Light,” “Background and Setting,” and “Back in the Studio.”

Like the other titles in the highly successful Learn to Paint Quickly series, this one is full of Hazel’s simple tips and beautiful paintings to help you to master the art of capturing animals—in watercolor, oils, pencils, or pastels—in no time at all.

Author

Hazel Soan is a popular and successful artist who divides her time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She has her own gallery in Fulham, London. She is the author of several best-selling books and a range of successful DVDs. She was one of the art experts in the popular UK Channel 4 TV series Watercolour Challenge. The very successful Learn Watercolour Quickly and Essence of Watercolour are also by Hazel.

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