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Laws Guide to Drawing Birds by John Muir Laws (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHeyday
ISBN-10159714195X
ISBN-139781597141956
eBay Product ID (ePID)16038647612
Product Key Features
Book TitleLaws Guide to Drawing Birds
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTechniques / Drawing, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Animals / Birds
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Art
AuthorJohn Muir Laws
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight16.6 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
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LCCN2012-002489
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal743.6/8
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Foreword by David Allen Sibley Bird Drawing Basics The Joy of Drawing Birds Draw a Bird in Six Steps Posture, the First Line Proportion Head Position Angles Everything Follows Shape Step by Step: Warbler Step by Step: Sparrow Mastering Bird Anatomy Songbird Bills Cranial Kinesis Feather Groups vs. Markings Step by Step: Drawing Head Details Turning Heads Head Angles Body Feathers Suggesting Feathers Feathers of the Chest Chest Patterns Back Feathers Wings and the Automatic Linkage System Spread Your Wings Wing Tricks Wing Proportions Step by Step: Drawing Wings Technical Points Suggesting Wing Detail Tail Shape and Structure Moving and Foreshortening Tails The Thigh Bone's Connected to the ... How to Balance Your Birds Understanding Bird Feet Simplifying Bird Feet Leg Position and Angle Bird Leg Details Windows of the Soul Iridescence Details and Tips for Common Birds Birds of Prey Raptor Anatomy Raptor Body Feathers Step by Step: Peregrine Watercolor Drawing Waterfowl The Angles of Heads and Tails Duck Details Duck Heads Waterfowl in Motion Step by Step: Ruddy Duck Working with Waders Wader Heads Step by Step: Shorebird Value Study Hummingbird Helper Bird in Flight Build a Flight Frame Angled Flight Frames Another Angle on Wings Wing Tip Tips Make a Flight Model Sketching Small Birds in Flight Underwing Anatomy Step by Step: Raven in Flight Field Sketching Go Outside and Draw Field Sketching Is Not Field Guide Art Working in the Field Field Sketching Zen Drawing Moving Birds Birds in Habitat Travel Sketching Documenting Rare Species Materials and Techniques Keys to Better Drawing Observing Light and Shadow Planes and Texture Using Negative Space Combining Shapes How to Show Depth A Few of My Favorite Things Fast Sketching Combinations A Portable Watercolor Palette Paper Selection Painting on Toned Paper Color Theory Heresy Reinventing the Wheel Using Colored Pencils Step by Step: Colored Pencil Warbler Step by Step: Mixed-Media Stellar's Jay Watercolor Choices Watercolor Techniques Mixing Complementary Colors Step by Step: Mixed-Media European Starling Using Reference Material Bibliography List of Illustrations About the Author
SynopsisJohn 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 arists 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., 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. More journaling titles by John Muir Laws: The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling How to Teach Nature Journaling The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling
LC Classification NumberNC782.L39 2012
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- 16 Jan, 2025
Great book. Lots of detail about anatomy...
Great book. Lots of detail about anatomy and angles of head and wings etc. If you are studying birds this is a must have. My only objection is there not species labling all examples. Occasionally there was an example of head turning or other such thing where bird species was not labled. Very minor point though.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 Dec, 2024
Great gift for an amateur artist and bird lover
Bought this as a birthday gift for my wife. She had recently heard good reviews about the book from a social media watercolor group and was very pleased that I happened to select the same book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 May, 2019
Wonderful book!
I just recommended this book to someone today! I love it - good pictures and very informative!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Jan, 2025
Amazing book very helpful
Amazing book, I have already drawn so many birds. It is very helpful and very detailed. Way beyond expectations.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Mar, 2017
Very helpful book! Beautiful pictures!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 May, 2024
The easy steps this book contains are a plus.
The easy steps this book contains are a plus.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Feb, 2018
Good basic drawing book
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- 05 Mar, 2024
Great book!
As an artist, I found it a good resource. It's well-written and illustrated.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Oct, 2020
The Best Book
Great book for both drawing, and nature study.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 May, 2024
I recommend this if you want to draw birds
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
