Beginning chapters focus on wolf anatomy and proportions, behavior, attitudes, moods and movement; the second half of the book enables readers to complete paintings from start to finish.

Widely considered one of the world's top female wildlife painters, Jan Martin McGuire has literally lived with wolves. Now she brings her unique experiences and abilities to Painting Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes, an indispensible guidebook for any artist interested in capturing the beauty and majesty of these incredible creatures.

Widely considered one of the world's top female wildlife painters, Jan Martin McGuire has literally lived with wolves. Now she brings her unique experiences and abilities to Painting Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes, an indispensible guidebook for any artist interested in capturing the beauty and majesty of these incredible creatures.

Presents step-by-step instructions for painting pictures of small animals, including rabbits and hares, squirrels, prairie dogs, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, otters, ferrets, and small rodents.

Create paintings so vivid you can practically feel the thick fur of the timber wolf, sense the wing-beats of the red-tailed hawk, see the small-mouth bass prowl the rocky shallows. Clear away the mystery of painting mammals, birds and fish with Patrick Seslar and thirteen other well-known wildlife artists. Follow them as they lead you in new approaches to learning about animals, their habitats and how to capture them in oils, watercolors, acrylics or pastels. Step-by-step demonstrations show you how to paint fur, feathers and scales, and how to capture characteristic gestures and poses.

Capture the powerful essence of deer, elk, antelope, moose and more. Cynthie Fisher helps you gain the knowledge and master the skills needed to portray these striking animals with straightforward instruction drawn from her years of wildlife painting experience and zoological training. Book jacket.