Painting Nature’s Little Creatures

Stephen Koury shows readers how to paint the beautiful, delicate colors and textures of the smaller side of butterflies, bees, insects, amphibians, hummingbirds and tiny mammals. Through a series of step-by-step mini-demos in acrylics, he shows readers how to create the intricate designs characteristic of these captivating creatures, including * Transparent qualities of dragonfly wings * Fuzzy appearance of bumble bees * Damp, smoothly textured skin of frogs The final chapters of the book are devoted entirely to setting these creatures into a realistic environment in order to create a most accurate and attractive painting.