How To Draw and Paint: Painting Baby Animals

Walter Foster’s classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone. Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again. What you’ll learn from this book … •Information on tools and materials needed for creating works of art in oil • The step-by-step procedure for rendering various baby animals, including puppies, kittens, and cubs • Stroke techniques for painting hair and fur textures and explanations of which colors to use • Tips on creating blends, shadows, and highlights • How to develop a balanced composition when using a photograph as reference • The process of painting backgrounds that enhance your main subjects