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NEW IN PAPERBACKThis is a hugely inspiring and informative guide to drawing and painting horses by expert equestrian artist, Eva Dutton. It begins with advice on materials for sketching and drawing, and for painting in various media such as watercolour, gouache, acrylics and pens, then moves on to finding inspiration, drawing from life and using reference material and anatomical drawings. It goes on to show how to develop from basic scribble drawings to shape drawings, then to adding shadow and tone, to portraying movement, getting proportions right and adding detail. Next we move on to painting horses, with advice on composition, backgrounds, coats, colours and markings, mixing colours and using different painting techniques. There are then five stunning step-by-step demonstrations ranging from a simple head and neck, through full horses depicted with various backgrounds and a horse cantering through water, to a beautiful, detailed painting of a herd of horses. Eva's exquisite paintings will inspire readers and her detailed instruction, from initial marks to final paintings, will encourage them to have a go.
Contents
Introduction 6Materials 8How to use this book 14Finding inspiration 16- Starting to draw 26Scribbles and shapes 28Recording observations and ideas 34- Developing drawings 40Techniques 42Locomotion 44Proportion 50Conformation 52Introducing detail 54- Painting horses 60Your work space 62Composition 64Backgrounds 65Colours and markings 66Painting techniques 70- DemonstrationsKatmandu 76Horse with white mane 88Rearing horse 100Mare and foal on seashore 110Herd of hill ponies 118- Index 128
