Drawing & Painting Horses

by Eva Dutton

Overview

This is a hugely inspiring and informative guide to drawing and painting horses by expert equestrian artist, Eva Dutton. It begins with advice on materials for sketching and drawing, and for painting in various media such as watercolour, gouache, acrylics and pens, then moves on to finding inspiration, drawing from life and using reference material and anatomical drawings. It goes on to show how to develop from basic scribble drawings to shape drawings, then to adding shadow and tone, to portraying movement, getting proportions right and adding detail. Next we move on to painting horses, with advice on composition, backgrounds, coats, colours and markings, mixing colours and using different painting techniques. There are then five stunning step-by-step demonstrations ranging from a simple head and neck, through full horses depicted with various backgrounds and a horse cantering through water, to a beautiful, detailed painting of a herd of horses. Eva’s exquisite paintings will inspire readers and her detailed instruction, from initial marks to final paintings, will encourage them to have a go.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782211136
Publisher:	Search Press
Publication date:	12/16/2014
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Eva Dutton is a professional artist and qualified riding instructor (BHSAI) and stable manager (BHS). She studied fine art at Norwich School of Art and has spent many years combining her love of painting with her professional equestrian work. She currently works to commission and exhibits widely. As well as her love for horses, she has a passion for wildlife and the landscape. She is now painting wolves and other creatures as well as farm and domestic animals. Eva is a member of the Society of Equestrian Artists and she is currently working full time as a professional artist and illustrator. She lives in Shropshire.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6
Materials 8
How to use this book 14
Finding inspiration 16
- Starting to draw 26
Scribbles and shapes 28
Recording observations and ideas 34
- Developing drawings 40
Techniques 42
Locomotion 44
Proportion 50
Conformation 52
Introducing detail 54
- Painting horses 60
Your work space 62
Composition 64
Backgrounds 65
Colours and markings 66
Painting techniques 70
- Demonstrations
Katmandu 76
Horse with white mane 88
Rearing horse 100
Mare and foal on seashore 110
Herd of hill ponies 118
- Index 128

Editorial Reviews

"Horses are nototiously difficult to capture on paper, as in fact are all animals, but the advice of equestrian artist Eva Dutton should help your confidence grow." —Leisure Painter (April 2012)

"Books on horses are few and far between, good ones almost unique and this is one of the best. Eva Dutton is clearly at home with her subject." —The Artist (April 2012)

"There are five projects in here to test out your skills, complete with what you need to buy and lots of illustrated stages. If you want to get to grips with painting horses this large format hardcover book is an excellent purchase." —www.MyShelf.com

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