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Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor

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Paint lively and lovable animals of all kinds!Capture all the natural charm and personality of your favorite animals. Bestselling author and beloved teacher Claudia Nice makes it fun. With step-by-step guidance, Claudia shows you just how easy it is to paint a menagerie of lively creatures in her trademark pen, ink and watercolor technique.Follow along and see for yourself. Whether you are a beginner attempting to paint your first animal subject, or a more experienced artist looking to broaden your skills, you'll find this book to be both entertaining and instructive. It features:14 complete step-by-step demonstrationsA range of delightful animal subjects, including dogs, cats, horses, pigs, sheep, bunnies, birds, and more60+ mini demos and quick studies that focus on getting the details right, such as fur, feathers, feet, facial expressions and backgroundsTechniques for painting from photos, sketches and memoriesKey tips for working with ink and watercolors successfullyClaudia starts by simplifying the animal subject into basic shapes and diagrams. She then shows you how to refine these shapes into drawings. From there, you'll gently add color in simple washes and finish the details with pen and ink.Discover the versatility and satisfaction of painting with pen, ink and watercolor, and watch your favorite animals spring to life with a charm and detail you've never captured before. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Light Books


Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 23, 2006


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 69


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.82 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.6 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,356,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,127 in Watercolor Painting #1,525 in Pen & Ink Drawing #1,672 in Plant & Animal Art (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Like taking a drawing class
Format: Hardcover
This is a beautiful book of drawings for a wide variety of animals. I am an artist interested in pencil and pen & ink drawings and these images are so helpful. Details of fur, feathers, eyes, feet, noses, etc. A very good book to use if you are interested in improving your drawing abilities.
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2025 by Susan Flory
    • Painting your favorite animals in pen, ink and watercolor
Format: Hardcover
Of all the instructional books out there, I really enjoy the ones Claudia Nice puts out. Painting your favorite animals in pen, ink and watercolor is my favorite. Clear, concise instructions. Great pictures, a plethora of animals to learn to draw and paint. I did find a couple of errors, the most noticeable is on page 56 at the top of the page is a picture of a cats legs/feet and it is mislabeled; labeling the cats "right foot" as it's left and it's "left foot" as it's right. Other than that, this is a "Go To" book for people who want to learn to paint animals. I would say it's a good book for beginners to those more experienced. The book also explains some anatomy and how to measure for proper proportion. I highly recommend "Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2013 by Candy
    • Excellent sketching & drawing instructions
Format: Hardcover
This is an excellent book for learning and understanding the structure and emotions of different animals, even if you don't use pen and ink or watercolor. I have little actual art background and am pretty much self learning; this book is full of detailed information about ears, paws, different ways to show coat texture, etc. I was very pleasantly surprised at the detail that Claudia Nice covered and would recommend this book highly to anyone truly wishing to paint/sketch, etc, animals with accuracy. She also covers the actual watercolors she uses on the different paintings to give you an idea of how they work together to add depth and interest. Highly recommend this book to anyone with an eye towards portraying animals in all their glory. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2008 by HappyInSeattle
    • FANTASTIC FOR INSTRUCTIONS!
Format: Paperback
I LOVE THIS BOOK! EVEN THOUGH I ONLY DO COLORED PENCILS WITH SOME DUAL BRUSH MARKERS , THIS BOOK IS A GREAT INSTRUCTIONAL FOR COLORING ALL TYPES OF ANIMALS. IT SHOWS HOW TO DO FUR, FEATHERS, EYES AND SOOOO... MUCH MORE. THIS IS NOT A COLORING BOOK BUT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO. I HAVE LEARNED MORE ABOUT HOW TO DO FUR, FEATHERS, SHADING ETC. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD! I AM CONSTANTLY RETURNING TO THIS GUIDE ! I PURCHASED THIS BOOK LAST MARCH FOR MYSELFAND BOUGHT THIS ONE FOR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW. SHE IS A FANTASTIC OIL PAINTER, SHE IS ABSOLUTLY LOVES THIS BOOK! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2016 by B W
    • A great learning tool.
Format: Hardcover
I bought this book for information I was not getting with a sketching class. It had examples as well as information about techniques needed to use for drawing. I started using pen and ink. This book also had information needed for this and examples of the pen and ink. It showed the different physique of the animals to show how to draw and ink them. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2012 by Kindle Customer
    • Great resource from an expert!
Format: Hardcover
Claudia Nice provides the novice to expert artist with invaluable insight into structure and artistic interpretation! This is a great resource for anyone looking for detailed instruction in animal anatomy transferred. It's a great resource for the structural knowledge necessary for creating a more lifelike image in your painting and drawing journey. Highly recommend! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021 by Joan Utley
    • Great gift -- wish I had gotten it for myself.!
Format: Paperback
I got this for an elderly and somewhat bored person who loves animals. I glanced at it before sending it out (I always do that with book presents -- cheating, huh?). It's GREAT. Clear, really nice looking, useful and not at all condescending to people who do not consider themselves novices (but are). Actually, I think this book is useful to everyone, regardless of level of accomplishment. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2014 by eva grzelak
    • Product Quality
Format: Paperback
Product quality was as stated in the description of the book.
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023 by Amazon Customer

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