Introduction 4
Materials 6
Transferring the image 9
Daybreak 10
From Russia With Love 18
Bad Hair Day 26
Red Panda 34
Bawa 42
Index 48
Angela was born and educated in Wales, where she studied
portrait painting with Andrew Vicari, a former student of the
prestigious Slade School of Art. She is most renowned for her
commissioned portraits and wildlife studies.
Angela works in many mediums and exhibits regularly, with many of
her paintings in private collections all over the world. She has
demonstrated for Daler Rowney, Derwent Pencils, the Artist and
Leisure Painter magazines and Chromacolour at a variety of shows,
exhibitions and also on television.
Angela is President and founder member of The Tamworth Society of
Artists; is a Professional Associate member of the SAA; and is a
regular contributor to the Leisure Painter magazine.
She holds regular workshops, demonstrations and classes in her own
studio.
Oct 13 The selection of animals here is, of necessity, limited, but
maybe also rather surprising. You get a zebra, a leopard, an
alpaca, a red panda and a tiger: three of the big beasts and a
couple of less common ones. It does, however, provide a good
variety of structure and of hair and fur types, which is a plus
point in a book of this kind. You’ll also either love or hate the
fact that these are often head and shoulders portraits against a
plain background – love it because it keeps things simple or hate
it because it seems limiting. This isn’t a reflection on the book
(it’s much more a case of it is what it is than anything else I’ve
ever reviewed), but merely a reflection of where it’s aimed.
Despite these being relatively complex subjects, Angela has done
well to present them in a way that’s accessible for the relative
beginner and she should be congratulated for that.
*Artbookreview.net*
Nov 13 New to Search Press's Ready to Paint series, Wild Animals in
Acrylics provides readers with the opportunity to paint animals
that are notoriously difficult to see and even more difficult to
make sit still! As with all Ready to Paint books, pull-out tracings
are provided so that you don't have to be an expert in drawing to
get straight to the fun part of painting. Five projects, each
accompanied by a full-size tracing and initial drawing, plus 200
step-by-step photographs will take you through virtually every
brushstroke. In addition, four finished paintings (one with a
full-size tracing) will inspire you to have a go yourself.
*Leisure Painter, The*
Nov 13 There seem to have been a lot of books on painting wild
animals lately. In the past, I'd have said they're a hard sell, but
renewed interest has brought some rather excellent authors to the
fore. Angela provides five detailed demonstrations, with up to 50
steps, each based on a pre-printed tracing in the now-established
manner of the excellent Ready to Paint series. There are big cats,
a zebra, an alpaca and a red panda. You could find them all in a
zoo, or there are plenty of photographs around, but how often will
you find the perfect pose readily available? That's where the
tracings come in. Angela concentrates on the animals themselves and
there are no fussy backgrounds to complicate things. She'll show
you how to get modelling, proportion and a variety of hair and fur
just right. This series is aimed at the beginner and there are
certainly opportunities to take your work further, and books that
will do just that. This one, however, will give you a thoroughly
solid grounding from which to progress.
*Paint*
Jan 14 A lovely, well created book. The illustrations are superb,
making it easy for anyone to create a beautiful picture of a wild
animal - even if they are total beginners. Outline tracings are
provided for five different projects - zebra, Amur Leopard, alpaca,
red panda and tiger cub. These tracings can be reused time and time
again. Full instructions are given on a step by step basis to paint
the designs and create lifelike images. Even hints as to how to
create the right background and setting are provided. With a bit of
practice, the tracings could be adapted for other animals such as
big cats and horses, making them a very versatile resource for
artists. The book can be followed by anyone as long as they have
patience and the basic art materials. The result is guaranteed to
be a very satisfying image. Definitely worth a place on any artists
bookshelf.
*Monstersandcritics.com*
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