Drawing Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil by Lisa Ann Watkins

Drawing Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil by Lisa Ann WatkinsLearn how to draw realistic animal portraits in coloured pencils with award-winning teacher and animal artist, Lisa Ann Watkins. Lisa has dedicated her career to teaching her coloured pencil techniques. In this magnificent book, Lisa shares her expertise, allowing you to bring beloved pets and favourite animals to life on the page.Animals are a popular subject for artists, however, capturing their unique character can be challenging. In this magnificent book, international artist and teacher, Lisa Ann Watkins will show you how to capture character and realism in your artworks.Lisa’s clear, simple techniques are presented through ten captivating studies. Learn how to breathe life into your portraits by focusing on fur texture, bright eyes and glossy noses.  Within these studies Lisa addresses common technical questions from students, covering unique aspects of the medium such as applying pressure and and how the medium will respond on different surface textures to help you achieve beautiful results.This beautiful book also includes a section on materials which covers coloured pencils and watercolour pencils, along with supporting tools including PanPastels along with the best papers and boards to use.  This is followed by a chapter about composition and preparation: how to capture the best reference photographs from which to work, along with notes on digital tools that can be used to help with colour choice and tonal values.Use coloured pencils and watercolour pencils with Lisa’s simple techniquesLearn how to capture the best reference photographs from which to workDiscover 10 step-by-step studies and 5 complete animal projectsAbout Lisa Ann WatkinsLisa Ann Watkins is a multi award-winning artist and tutor. She held her first solo exhibition in 2014 and has had her work published in numerous magazines. In 2016 Lisa launched her first digital tutorial and now has a teaching channel on Patreon that contains in-depth videos and written tutorials for her online students every month. She teaches over 300 people per month around the world. She tours the UK and USA to teach workshops.She has been invited to join prestigious tutoring teams of renowned art educators such as the SAA & Patchings Art Centre. She works with Clairefontaine to strive to take things forward and is an official Brand Ambassador for Derwent Art. In the brief moments where she has some official downtime Lisa continues to work behind the scenes creating art & lending a voice to the animals with no voice in rescue, raising both funds & awareness. She can often be found out in North Lincolnshire, England where she now lives either walking her many rescue dogs or with a camera capturing images of the local wildlife for future artworks.Format: ‎ Paperback with flapsPublished: 2022ISBN: 9781782218630 Number Of Pages: 144Publisher: Search Press, LimitedDimensions: 216 x 280mm | 0.595kg