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The Art of Painting and Drawing Animals by Fredric Sweney
This practical guide uses two animals — the horse and the wild duck — to provide a basic understanding of the physical structure of all animals. Step-by-step details make it easier to paint everything from dogs, cats, oxen, and deer to bears, birds, sheep, and goats. 236 black-and-white illustrations, 26 in color. Republication of the Englewood Cliffs, 1983 edition.
Table of Contents for The Art of Painting and Drawing Animals
| Introduction: Painting animals and birds | | 1. The first artist | | 2. The horse | | History | | Knowing your subject | | Photographs | | Sculptures | | Animals in motion | | Schreckengost, Brown, and Warren | | Anatomy of the horse | | Proportions | | Planes of the horse | | Nomenclature | | Skeleton | | Drawing and painting the horse | | Research, sketch, and composition | | Painting the first stage | | The halfway stage | | Completing the painting | | Practice subjects | | 3. The dog | | History | | Rousseau | | Anatomy of the dog | | Dealing with your model | | Demonstration painting | | Practice subjects | | 4. The cat | | History | | Anatomy of the cat | | Demonstration painting | | The halfway stage | | Completing the painting | | Practice subjects | | 5. The bull, the ox, and the cow | | History | | Noteworthy painters of cattle | | Anatomy of the bull, the ox, and the cow | | A potpourri of horns | | Demonstration painting | | The halfway stage | | Practice subjects | | 6. The deer | | History | | Anatomy of the deer | | Antlers and horns | | Demonstration painting | | Practice subjects | | 7. The bear | | Types of bears | | Size and behavior | | Demonstration painting | | Practice subjects | | 8. Goats and sheep | | Types, behavior, and anatomy | | Use of the camera for animal and bird art | | Demonstration painting | | The halfway stage | | Completing the painting | | Practice subjects | | 9. Small animals | | Types, behavior, and anatomy | | Problems of painting and drawing small animals | | Demonstration painting | | Completing the drawing | | Practice subjects | | 10. Exotic animals | | Examples of exotic animals | | An African safari | | Other exotics | | Demonstration painting | | Practice subjects | | 11. Birds | | Expressionism, idealism, realism, and impressionism | | Anatomy of the bird | | The folding of a wing | | The colors of feathers | | Approaches to painting birds | | Flight | | Sketches | | Demonstration pai | | Practice subjects | | Bibliography | | Index |
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