Editorial Reviews

*Both medium and topic appeal to newcomers and accomplished artists alike *Over 60 mini-demos detail how to capture eyes, ears, tails, feet, fur, and feathers *An amazing range of animals and birds, including 55 breeds of dogs, 26 breeds of cats, domestic and wild horses, as well as sheep, goats, cows, pigs, hamsters, ducks, parakeets and more Fine artists and decorative painters turn to Claudia Nice time after time for her easy-to-follow, conversational instruction. And now, in Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor, she provides 14 complete step-by-step projects that teach how to refine simple shape diagrams into drawings, add color with watercolor, and finish with pen and ink details. Each final work portrays realistic animal movements, such as a stretching kitten, a dog chasing its tail, a mischievous pony, and even a grazing llama.

Customer Reviews

Excellent sketching & drawing instructions, 2008-11-09
by M. ANNE (california)

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.

Claudia Nice has done it again!, 2007-04-02
by Bee Jay (Alberta, Canada)

What a wonderful book! This is the second of Claudia Nice's books on painting with watercolor, pen & ink that I have ordered. First of all it is a beautiful book just to read and enjoy. Her instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. The illustrations are wonderful! I've just finished reading it from cover to cover and can't wait to begin painting. I highly recommend this book!