Walter Foster Publishing The art of painting animals: learn to create beautiful animal portraits in oil, acrylic, and watercolor, paperback/maury aaseng

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In The Art of Painting Animals, aspiring painters will learn how to work with oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints to bring their favorite animals to life on paper or canvas.

Each medium has its section that begins with an introduction, which includes a section of helpful information on basic tools and materials including paints, brushes, appropriate supports, and additional material followed by a quick guide to techniques and artist tips for rendering animal features and fur, as well as natural textures such as bark and foliage.

Talented artists guide readers through a series of easy-to-follow step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects from pets and horses to wildlife and birds.

Projects include a moose, a Shih Tzu dog, a fox, a deer, a lynx, and many more Along the way, aspiring artists will find helpful tips and tricks for establishing a compelling composition, achieving accurate proportions, and developing expressive animal faces and emotions.

With its breadth of content and instruction, The Art of Painting Animals is perfect for any animal-loving artist's collection.

About the Author: Maury Aaseng has always been excited about drawing and art.

After graduating with a BFA in graphic design from the University of Minnesota--Duluth, he moved to San Diego to begin an illustration career.

His work spans a variety of subject matter and styles.

The range of his work has included anatomical illustration and cartoons for medical textbooks, informative illustrations for young adult nonfiction, custom watercolor work for independent authors, and logo design and creation.

The variety has continued to fuel the creative spark that makes illustration work rewarding for him.

In 2010, his artwork was featured in the Upstream People Gallery 7th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle Juried Online International Art Exhibition.

An avid nature enthusiast, Maury moved back to Duluth in 2009, where he supplements his illustration work with wildlife photography and painting, hiking, skiing,.