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The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds Kindle Edition
John Muir Laws (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHeyday
- Publication date1 April 2015
- File size129949 KB
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''I have read through Jack Laws's Guide to Drawing Birds, and my only comment is that it is outstanding both from an artistic and ornithological perspective. I wish I had such a book when I first began to draw birds. Reading through the text and, more importantly, exploring his drawings and paintings, leads me through the visual journey that Jack took when he observed the subtle details of each bird. The book is well written, richly illustrated, and beautifully designed.'' Robert Petty, Director of Field Support, Audubon
''At some point, I expect more than a few birders have tried (or at least considered) drawing their favorite bird. There is something quite natural about wanting to do this. If you are one of these birders, and even if you are not, take a look at the newly published Guide to Drawing Birds, and find out why I believe it is a must-have book for artist-birders. For that matter, I think it has value for anyone who simply wishes to improve their skills of observation. There is a lot to celebrate in the pages of this book, trust me. It is truly a birder's guide to drawing...''--10,000 birds
''Best Bird Book Pick for the Holidays: perhaps the most visually stunning bird book of the year, an insanely beautiful and useful guide to not only drawing and painting but seeing birds.''--The Birdchaser
''If you ve ever even remotely considered drawing birds, you will find Guide to Drawing Birds eyeopening, and then essential.''--The Birder's Library
''This instruction book on drawings birds is everything I had wanted and so much more. It never gets boring and doesn't speak over the level of beginners like me.''--Birding is Fun!
''Even those who may not consider themselves qualified to wield a pencil for anything more than writing a grocery list might well come to discover just how enjoyable and effective as a learning exercise sketching birds can be...The techniques he demonstrates can be applied in as rudimentary or as polished a form as one likes. Whether one's drawings are merely augmentations to field notes or developed into fine artistic renderings, the essentials skills needed to produce them are the same. Laws presents these skills in easy-to-understand chapters, including an entire section devoted to what is perhaps the most commonly misunderstood element in avian locomotion: flight.''--BirdWatcher's Digest
''Naturalist John Muir Laws has produced more than a guide to the techniques of drawing. He has drawn on a lifetime of work in conservation and wildlife biology to connect drawing with the actual lives of the birds.''--Examiner.com
''A beautiful new book...not simply for ''gifted artists'' but for anyone who wants to heighten their appreciation of birds and nature.''--Golden Gate Birder
''Tired of merely watching birds? Ever consider trying to draw them? There s a method to do so. John Muir Laws is very good at this and he's written a book that can help you get started, maybe even become good at it yourself.''--National Geographic Society
''A good introduction for those wanting to learn how to draw birds.'' --Guardian UK
''Guide to Drawing Birdsis a fine recommendation for any involved in drawing, birds, or birdwatching and any crafts or arts collection will want it. It's devoted not to the art but to the natural history and postures of birds, blending techniques with keys to observing birds and capturing them using field sketches which then can be developed further off field. ''From using colored pencils to avoiding common problems in bird drawing, this is packed with step-by-step color illustrations throughout. ''--Midwest Book Review
''I would highly recommend this book to someone…who'd like to be less intimidated by the thought of drawing birds. ''--National Parks Traveller
''John Muir Laws has created a quintessential field guide for drawing birds that can be used by people of all skill levels, young and old. This book could cause a renaissance of the illustrated journals and sketchbooks of earlier times. '' --San Francisco Book Review
--This text refers to the paperback edition.From the Back Cover
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."
--This text refers to the paperback edition.About the Author
Product details
- ASIN : B08DYF56MX
- Publisher : Heyday (1 April 2015)
- Language : English
- File size : 129949 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Not enabled
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- Print length : 129 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 94,599 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

John Muir Laws is a naturalist, educator, and artist. He has degrees in conservation and resource studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and in wildlife biology from the University of Montana, Missoula, as well as certification in scientific illustration from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is an Audubon TogetherGreen fellow and a research associate with the California Academy of Sciences. He is the author of "The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds." "The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada" and "Sierra Birds: A Hiker's Guide." Visit his website at www.johnmuirlaws.com.
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As always with foreign publications some of the pigments and materials mentioned are difficult to find here, but apart from that, well worth the money

