The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds is a super helpful resource, especially for those who love to go bird spotting and document their findings. Rather than focusing on specific species of birds, this book is filled with step-by-step instructions on how to capture nearly every aspect of birds, such as the head and eye shape; the wing shape and feathers during certain movements; the feet standing vs perched; alternate angles of bird poses; and much more! The back of the book includes some color theory and coloring tips for finished drawings. 116 pages total, pb.
The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
SKU
020589
ISBN
9781597141956
Grade 5-AD
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Product Overview
- Learn how to effectively document birds while bird spotting
- Features instructions on how to draw different aspects of all birds, rather than focusing on specific bird species
- Provides step-by-step drawing instruction
Description
Publisher's Description of The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
John Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves.
Here,
artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history
intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes,
"To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and
insert into the body. To create the body, you must have an understanding
of the bird’s skeletal structure. To pose this skeleton, you must be
able to perceive the energy, intention, and life of the bird."
This how-to guide will perfect the technique of serious artists but also, perhaps more importantly, it will provide guidance for those who insist they can’t draw. Leading the mind and hand through a series of detailed exercises, Laws delivers what he promises: that "drawing birds opens you to the beauty of the world." An Audubon Book.
Category Description for Laws Nature Journaling Guides & Sketchbooks
These unique Laws Guides explain and illustrate how to create detailed nature journals, which is a helpful skill for anyone to have, but especially to nature explorers. Journaling and illustrating can be helpful for remembering landmarks on a trail, birdwatching, documenting specific plant or animal species, and much more! As described in these books, a person does not need to be an artist to use drawings in a journal. Color and drawing techniques are explained, in addition to certain details that are recommended to document. The nature drawing book is 302 pages and covers an overview of all things nature. The 116-page bird book focuses on how to accurately draw bird characteristics in a variety of positions and movements. The sketchbook includes 64 blank pages of quality paper, 16 pages of tan-toned paper, and a helpful 16-page reference section.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 5-AD |
| Brand: | Heyday Books |
| ISBN: | 9781597141956 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
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