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Leading equine illustrator Jennifer Bell has revised this beautiful and ever-popular book, which is designed to assist budding artists of all ages. Its encouraging text and inspiring illustrations will help the reader understand basic horse anatomy and the mechanics of movement, as well as the art techniques necessary to draw and paint horses with success.
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Jennifer Bell is a BHSAI with a degree in fine art; she is a full member of the Society of Equestrian Artists. She is the author of several Allen titles, the latest one being Smoky Joe s Book of Drawing Ponies.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've loved horses all my life, but always had difficulty in drawing them. Very fustrating when you want to illustrate your passion. 'Painting and Drawing Horses' gives real insight into the subject. I realised that the author had a deep knowledge of her subject matter before I noticed the note on the back page;'The Author', Jennifer Bell has qualifications in riding instructing, as well as being an dressage enthusiast. I suppose the fact that she has a fine arts degree, did make me think, 'I could never be that good', but that doesn't come across in the book at all, it is written with humour, and is encouraging. I am sure all fustrated horse drawers will find it useful, and enjoy having a go.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I feel I have to write a review in defence of this beautiful book!!!
This book has been with me for nearly 10 years. It is concise, atmospheric and the paintings glow from the inside, rather than the 'flat', lifeless horses in so many other drawing and painting guides. This being, undoubtedly because of the author's love and experience with the subject matter, but yes, apart from the perspective techniques and certain pencil drawings I would specify it as a non-beginners book. However, one thing this book does have is plenty of 'unfinished' drawings, whereby the student can work out the different layers of the painting, from line drawing, to pencil shading, through to watercolour pencils and finally acrylic/oil (if nessecary- I'm more a plain watercolour fan myself). I found this extremely useful in building texture. For me, this book has always been an inspiration and one I turn back to time and time again when I get artists block. For serious students, I would also recommend having a look at da Vinci's horse drawings- they are absolutely stunning!
This book has been with me for nearly 10 years. It is concise, atmospheric and the paintings glow from the inside, rather than the 'flat', lifeless horses in so many other drawing and painting guides. This being, undoubtedly because of the author's love and experience with the subject matter, but yes, apart from the perspective techniques and certain pencil drawings I would specify it as a non-beginners book. However, one thing this book does have is plenty of 'unfinished' drawings, whereby the student can work out the different layers of the painting, from line drawing, to pencil shading, through to watercolour pencils and finally acrylic/oil (if nessecary- I'm more a plain watercolour fan myself). I found this extremely useful in building texture. For me, this book has always been an inspiration and one I turn back to time and time again when I get artists block. For serious students, I would also recommend having a look at da Vinci's horse drawings- they are absolutely stunning!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent stage by stage development of how to draw horses.
I like the mix of hand written text with sequential drawings of horses from many angles and in different motions.
I like the mix of hand written text with sequential drawings of horses from many angles and in different motions.
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A Black Beauty
Circumstances referred to elsewhere (The Anatomy and Action of the Horse (Dover Art Instruction)) sent me in search of resources to improve my drawing (and ideally my painting) of... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2010 by R V Raiment
Makes me believe I can do it
I was looking for a book to help me get through my frustration of wanting to draw horses and avoiding doing it because I thought it was beyond my capabilities. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by C. Clarke
A really bad book
I think this book is an complete waste of money. I found it absolute useless. I may be a little bit helpful for drawing, but definitely not for painting. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2008 by Morticia
It's quite good
The book is very nice, with a lot of pictures, and step by step drawing tips. But I thought there would be a bit more info, a bit more "theory" so to speak.
Published on 10 July 2000 by airos@infonet.ee
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