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 | | Drawing and Painting Horses by Barbara Oelke ISBN-10: 9780823014194 ISBN-10: 0-8230-1419-3 ISBN-13: 9780823014194 ISBN-13: 978-0-8230-1419-4 Hardcover 2000-11-30 Watson-Guptill Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description The first book to offer in-depth instruction in the art of drawing and painting horses, this study examines the development of time-honored equine art in sporting, portrait, and country life painting. A gifted specialist shows how line, shape, form, light, color, value, space, and design are applied to drawing and painting the horse. Step-by-step lessons detail equine anatomy, skeletal structure, and musculature; differences among breeds; techniques for quick life sketching versus working from photographs; how to include riders on horseback; and basic landscape settings. Fine examples of contemporary equine painting are included. | ||
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Nothing special I am a bit disappointed in this book. It has some diagrams of horse anatomy and movement that are useful, but there's not much in it about painting. I was really hoping for more detail about color and the little things that make horses a challenge to draw and paint. This book would be most useful for the beginner artist, or an artist who isn't familiar with horses. | ||
Good starter book The book provided some basic horse anatomy at a general level appropriate for someone starting out drawing horses. There were many nice illustrations and example paintings provided. The general art instruction on color, materials, etc was a basic primer, nothing new there. I would have found this book much more useful if it had included photos of various breeds of horses (there were none) rather than the provided sketches of just a few samples. | ||
bravo! Great job! I found just what I was looking for in this book. The detail has been very helpful and the examples included are a joy to view. I love it for helping with my painting. My daughter loves it for the works of art by the author and others she has included. Thanks | ||
a beautiful book the art in this book, including that by the author/artist, is worth the price alone. I've not had the chance to try the drawing suggested, but the information offered seems really valuable. Worth having if only for the beautiful pictures of horses. | ||
Great Book for the Basics All beginning artists, not only those who struggle with capturing equine form and movement, would benefit from this book. The chapter on selecting a medium is a particularly good primer on the qualities and characteristics of materials available to the initiate. Equine anatomy is comprehensively discussed, with clear, instructive drawings and interesting anatomical details which may help add realism to artistic renderings. The elementary concepts of equine movement are crisply defined, and the author's advice on the use of color and technique is helpful. Developing equine artists will find the book to be a great resource in refining their skills. | ||