Painting the Faces of Wildlife Step by Step

by Kalon Baughan and Brook McClintic Baughan

Book Overview

Following step-by-step demonstrations, artists will learn techniques for capturing the spirit and personality of these noble creatures, with instruction for rendering ears, eyes, horns, claws, fur,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891349626
• ISBN13: 9780891349624
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Northlight
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

If it were only as easy as reading a book!

Exquisite paintings of wildlife make this book worthwhile in itself, but Kalon Baughan also supplies fascinating insights into how he paints. Though most of us can only dream of painting animals that capture the animal's soul, there are many useful hints and techniques that even rank amateurs can use.

Simply the best

How to review this book is a problem. It is simply the best book on the subject that I have ever seen. It goes through the usual informative sections on animal anatomy and several step-by-step demonstrations and details. It is here where this book stands out, in the detail of the demonstrations. From detail information on the underpainting technique to detailing, drybrushing and using washes it covers everything in an easy to understand manner. If you want to paint wildlife and have not had an expensive course in a high quality art school then this is the book that you want to buy.

Painting the Faces of Wildlife Step-by-Step

I was at the Texas Woodcarver's Guild Spring Roundup in Fredericsburg, TX, recently and saw a copy of this book. As a woodcarver I would rate this book as excellent. The book has excellent detailed pictures of faces of various animals. As a carver, I must pay attention to exact details such as hair color and texture, eye size and color, ears details, and all facets of wildlife characteristics. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn wildlife details for painting, carving, or general knowledge.

A well done Wildlife Art book

This is a great book. It is well thought out and well done. I am not an artist but I enjoy wildlife art and have many different pieces of artwork. Knowing some of the history and research behind the paintings adds to the enjoyment and appreciation of the artist's work. I recommend this book to anyone who loves wildlife art and art in general.

"stepping into nature with Kalon Baughan"

Kalon's book is full of drama, which is quite a feat for a "HOW TO" book. His passion for what he does shines through in his text as well as in the expressiveness of his awesome paintings.