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A summit meeting of wolves above the timberline. A cougar sharpening his claws along a rushing stream. The quiet after the storm. These are nature’s special moments--and master wildlife artist Terry Isaac will show you how to bring them to life in your art.
In this book, you’ll discover techniques for capturing the splendor of wildlife . . . for turning nature’s inspiration into dramatic paintings. Learn from 12 step-by-step demonstrations how to achieve a variety of realistic textures, including fur, feathers, grass and water. Four complete painting demonstrations show, from start to finish, how to create realistic paintings filled with the beauty of the wild.
“Special moments in nature happen all the time.” --Terry Isaac
Painting the Drama of Wildlife Step by Step
Filled with beautiful reproductions of Terry Isaac’s outstanding paintings, Painting the Drama of Wildlife Step by Step offers a wealth of insight, learned through years of experience:
* practical advice on research and fieldwork
* tips on pulling together reference materials
* composition do’s and don’ts
* suggested equipment and supplies
* how to paint a variety of nature’s textures--including fur, feathers, eyes, leaves, grass, clouds, water, rocks and snow
You’ll learn all-important secrets to achieving drama in your paintings, including how to create depth, capture unique lighting effects, and integrate the subject with the scene. Four in-depth painting demonstrations show you how to pull everything together into beautiful, striking wildlife paintings!
About the Author
Terry Isaac paints North American wildlife, and has recently added the animals and birds of Africa and Asia to his repertoire. Although Isaac received a formal art education, he believes his best training has come from fieldwork and from studying the work of favorite wildlife artists.
Isaac has been selected to participate in several important art exhibitions, including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s prestigious annual Birds in Art since 1987 and Wildlife: The Artist’s View in 1990 and 1993. Additional creative endeavors include commissions to paint the 1991 New York duck stamp and to create 14 waterfowl drawings for the Audubon Bird Handbooks. His paintings are included in Painting Birds Step by Step and Best of Wildlife Art, both published by North Light Books.
Terry Isaac lives with wife Connie and daughter Emily in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. |
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