Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes (Wildlife Painting Basics) [Paperback]

Jan Martin McGuire (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wildlife Painting Basics | Publication Date: October 2001

Wolves are currently the most popular wild animal subject among painters. This book provides all the information beginning wildlife painters need to know how to paint realistic and accurate wolves, red foxes and coyotes. Beginning chapters focus on basic paint handling techniques, wolf anatomy and proportions, behavior, attitudes, moods and movement, as well as natural habitats. The second half of the book consists of a detailed range of steps that enable readers to complete wolf, fox and coyote paintings from start to finish. The book also offers two, appendices filled with recommended books, videos and Web sites to inspire artists to leam the most about these admirable creatures.

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About the Author

Jan Martin McGuire is a member of the exclusive Society of Animal Artists. Her work has been exhibited in shows in the U.S. and Canada and has hung in museums including the Smithsonian, Leigh Yawkey Woodson and Natural History Museum of London. Her paintings have been published in National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Art. American Artist, and Best of Wildlife Art, among others. She lives in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and her work is repre-sented in galleries in Wyoming. Arizona, California and New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581800517
• ISBN-13: 978-1581800517
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,319,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am the author, November 2, 2001

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Jan Mcguire "jan martin mcguire" (Bartlesville, ok USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes (Wildlife Painting Basics) (Paperback)

Hello! I am the artist/author of this book and I just wanted to say thank you for considering it. I would like you to know that I worked on the book for over a year, carefully researching and writing it and doing the demo's in such a way as I thought would be the most useful to you - the artist who would be reading and working from it. I have done many "mini" demo's in the book as well as completed works from beginning to end. I also include a lot on habitat such as painting snow, bark, moss etc. Hope you enjoy!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, May 8, 2002

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This review is from: Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes (Wildlife Painting Basics) (Paperback)

I counted 112 pages filled with 220 pictures, all in full color, including many wonderful, useful sketches of wolves, foxes and coyotes. There are 128 pages in the book and certainly more information than you could ever imagine. I am a wildlife painter and I too use acrylics and Ms. McGuire offered many tricks and tips that I had never seen but now use with a new excitement.
I believe that the book is very solidly packed. Chapters covering: Basics, Anatomy and Proportions, Pups, Attitude, Behavior and Movement,Natural Habitat, Painting a Pack of Wolves, Painting a Coyote, and Painting a Red Fox.
A few years back I had hoped to study from Jan Martin McGuire while she was in Joseph, Oregon but was unable to get there at that particular time. I realize, after reading and using this book, that I was SO right in desiring to study from her and this book will give me the chance. I have viewed her paintings and they are exciting and certainly something I want to study.
My students have also purchased this book and carry it to my classes.
If you are interested in learning more about Wildlife Painting and Wolves, Foxes and Coyotes, you can't go wrong in adding this book to you collecton of useful painting books.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! Where's the sequel?, June 2, 2002

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Serene (Marina, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes (Wildlife Painting Basics) (Paperback)

I really love this book. Unlike other 'how to draw' animal books, the artist shows the initial sketch and the finished painting. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning to draw Canids.

This book is not for beginners though. It definately assumes you know how to draw and does not instruct you in basic drawing technique. That being said, the book is designed to prep you for painting some of nature's most fantastic creatures... wolves.

My only quibble with this book, is that I would've like to see more sketches and 'turn around' style pictures of wolves sketched from various angles, and perhaps a sketch started at the beginning and progressing through to its finished stage. I learn a lot from drawing in this manner, and it is a challenge to draw the faces of wolves and place their ears correctly. (my dog is a poor substitute) GRIN.

This is a great book. I plan on looking up more books in this series!