Painting the Drama of Wildlife Step by Step

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Summary: This is a dramatic wildlife book!
Review: I like this book, it is very attentitive to small details, the resulting paintings are very naturalistic and often very dramatic as well. The artist knows about nature and it shows.
The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous and you just sit there, stuck and fascinated.

The book is using acrylic paints, but the book can be absolutely and utterly recommended for oil and watercolor as well. Even if you aren't an artist it is well worth just for browsing on the coffee table... Buy it, steal it, borrow it, just Get it.

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Summary: Not Just for Acrylic Painters
Review: In contrast to the abundance of books on oil and watercolor painting there are few high quality books on acrylic painting. This book however helps fill that gap. The numerous photos of step-by-step techniques for painting everything from backgrounds to various types of fur (dry, wet, patterned, white) to eyes, feathers, leaves, grass, clouds, water, waterdrops, rocks, snow, special effects and a gallery of textures is a feast for the eyes. If not for the close-up photos I would think Mr. Isaac was painting in oil.

The author covers composition do's and don'ts, balance, repetition, lighting, getting a correct pose and other tips for integrating the subject into the scene. The numerous demonstrations list the supplies used for each painting followed with step-by-step details of composition and techniques. The end of the book shows a gallery of some of Isaac's paintings and an index. These techniques can be used by anyone wanting to paint wildlife scenes in an opaque manner - not only acrylics. I've sat with this book open beside my paintings and continually used these techniques for several wildlife paintings I made in casein, Chromacolour and even alkyd. This is a book to be used, not read then stored away on the bookshelf. Get it and see your wildlife paintings improve.

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Summary: Top of the line...
Review: This book like the artist is top notch. It's hard to find a book done by a world class artist. Terry Isaac is such an artist. Any one of the concepts presented in this book it worth the books price. All aspects of his thought processes and painting technics are revealed. Terry shows step by step examples of how he created works that he exhibits, not stuff whipped out to create a book. If your looking for a book on wildlife painting or landscape painting your not going to find a better book.

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Summary: A rare gem of a find
Review: What a find! This book is a gem. The pictures are inspirational and the painting tips are priceless. Few artists completely open up and tell you all their secrets. Terry Isaac does, and for that I thank him. He tells you how to photograph your subjects and combine several photographs to make one dynamic wildlife painting. He discusses his mistakes and how he corrected them. The tips on painting fur is reason enough to have this book in your collection! A must for landscape and wildlife artists.

Rating:
Summary: A rare gem of a find
Review: What a find! This book is a gem. The pictures are inspirational and the painting tips are priceless. Few artists completely open up and tell you all their secrets. Terry Isaac does, and for that I thank him. He tells you how to photograph your subjects and combine several photographs to make one dynamic wildlife painting. He discusses his mistakes and how he corrected them. The tips on painting fur is reason enough to have this book in your collection! A must for landscape and wildlife artists.