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Realistic Dogs: A How-To Workbook for Carvers and ArtistsRealistic Dogs: A How-To Workbook for Carvers and Artists

This advanced guide to carving and illustrating dogs demonstrates how to capture the unique personality found in a wide variety of dog breeds. Detailed tips for depicting long-haired dogs, short-haired dogs, and puppies are provided, including step-by-step instructions for a Short-haired Dachshund, a Lhasa Apso, and a Golden Retriever puppy. Vital tips and techniques are further clarified with full-color images of each carving project and a sampling of illustrated patterns of the country's top breeds. Intermediate and advanced carvers who use power carving tools will find creative inspiration in this project book.

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Drawing Dogs

With this step-by-step guide to drawing dogs, aspiring artists will learn how easy and fun it can be to draw Golden Retrievers, Dalmatians, Basset Hounds, Labrador Retrievers, and many other breeds! A 32-page sketch pad is included.

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Draw 50 DogsDraw 50 Dogs

Learn to draw English Sheep Dogs, German Shepherds, Malamutes and many other popular breeds by following these sketches.

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Drawing Realistic Pets: From PhotographsDrawing Realistic Pets: From Photographs

Everyone has photographs of their favorite pets, and with this book, aspiring artists can use pet photos to create lifelike paintings. Best-selling author Lee Hammond's simple-to-understand instructions gives you all the basics. It offers illustrated, step-by-step directions for drawing dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, gerbils, and more.

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Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and WatercolorPainting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor

This book offers 60 mini-demos that detail how to capture eyes, ears, tails, feet, fur, and feathers... with an amazing range of animals and birds, including 55 breeds of dogs, 26 breeds of cats, domestic and wild horses, as well as sheep, goats, cows, pigs, hamsters, ducks, parakeets and more. It provides 14 complete step-by-step projects that teach how to refine simple shape diagrams into drawings, add color with watercolor, and finish with pen and ink details. The book will appeal to newcomers and accomplished artists alike.

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How to Take Great Pet Pictures: Recipes for Outstanding Results With Any CameraHow to Take Great Pet Pictures: Recipes for Outstanding Results With Any Camera

This book lays the foundation for taking fantastic pet photos by covering all the basics, from choosing a camera to deciding between color and black and white film for the portrait. After discussing all of the necessities of photography, various aspects of animal behavior and reasons why animals are difficult to photograph are explained. Also covered are techniques for composing pet portraits and turning snapshots into beautiful pieces of art. Incorporating a person into the picture, taking pictures of exotic animals, and inspiration for displaying and sharing photos round out this comprehensive guide to pet photography.

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Love Your Dog Pictures: How to Photograph Your Pet with Any CameraLove Your Dog Pictures: How to Photograph Your Pet with Any Camera

This book offers easy-to-use advice from a pro photographer and dog lover! It includes great examples from ten different photographers for a variety of styles Dog owner can learn how to take better pictures of their pets, posed or candid, inside or outside, in action or resting, with family members, dog friends, or alone. It covers photography basics like equipment, exposure, and composition, then explains just how to capture the charm, personality, and good looks of any dog. It includess special tips on photographing puppies, black dogs and white dogs, and show dogs, plus ideas on making money as a pet photographer.

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Creative Canine PhotographyCreative Canine Photography

Written by an award winning professional animal photographer and illustrated with color photos, Creative Canine Photography is an expert guide for anyone who has been frustrated trying to capture great, memorable photos of their dogs. It includes clever tips ideas for working with the dog and capturing desired expressions, proper lighting, and correct exposure and backgrounds for all white and all black canine subjects.

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