Anne Flood - Realistic Pet Portraits in Colored Pencil

Realistic
PET PORTRAITSin colored pencil

Realistic
PET PORTRAITS
in colored pencil

Anne deMille Flood

About the Author

Anne deMille Flood's lifelong fascination with drawing was sparked by the gift of a set of colored pencils in 1994. Since that time she has worked passionately with this versatile medium and has developed her love of colored pencil into a thriving pet portraiture business.

Anne resides in Washington state with her family and shares her knowledge of pet portraiture in workshops throughout the Pacific Northwest. This book is the culmination of years of experience combined with unique teaching skills and a truly deep love of the medium of colored pencil.

Her work has led down many paths, but one of her favorites is using her pet portrait skills to render wild animals. View more of Anne's work by visiting her web site at www.annedemilleflood.com.

Realistic Pet Portraits in Colored Pencil. Copyright 2004 by Anne deMille Flood. Printed in Malaysia. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc. 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236. (800) 289-0963. First Edition.

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Flood, Anne deMille
Realistic pet portraits in colored pencil/Anne deMille Flood.
p. cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-58180-409-6 (pbk.: alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-58180-409-1 (pbk.: alk. paper)
ISBN 13: 978-1-60061-518-4 (EPUB)
eISBN: 978-1-44031-745-3
1. Animals in art. 2. Colored pencil drawingTechnique. I. Title.

NC783.8.P48F58 2004

743.6dc22

2003066213

Edited by Bethe Ferguson and Gina Rath
Cover Designed by Lisa Buchanan
Interior Designed by Karla Baker
Production coordinated by Mark Griffin

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Dedication

To my family, Matt, Jennifer and Erin.
My heartfelt thanks.

Clouded Leopard
I was delighted to be allowed to take some great close-up photos of this endangered species at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. I created this portrait of Raja from those shots. Now this image appears on greeting cards and prints that are sold in the gift shop and helps to raise funds for research. What a great way to put my art to good use!

To learn more about Clouded Leopards, visit their web site at www.cloudedleopard.org.

Raja
24" 20"(61cm 51cm)
Private Collection

Acknowledgments

Special thanks go to my dear family members and friends whose unconditional love and support sustained me throughout this process. To my patient and kind editors, Bethe Ferguson and Gina Rath who kept me on track, and to Rachel Wolf for choosing me. To Ann Kullberg, my first teachermy inspiration, without whom this book would not have been possible. To all the students who helped me learn how to teach. To all the wonderful colored pencil artists who generously shared their knowledge and love of colored pencil art and to the Colored Pencil Society of America which gives us all a foundation for our artistic growth.

And finally to my mother, Myrna, and my late father, Eric, whose love of art lives on in me, and who would be so proud.

Anne deMille Flood

Table of Contents

Learn the basics about color, point, pressure and shading.

Materials and supplies needed for creating your own pet portraits.

Lots of tips and techniques to help you effectively render fur and feathers. Learn fur color combinations and feather patterns.

The eyes of each type of animal are unique. Learn the different characteristics that will make your portrait believable and reflect your pets personality.

Helpful techniques and step-by-step demonstrations for rendering accurate facial features and seeing beyond the anatomy of the animal to the emotion.

Cats have unique characteristics. With the information you have learned so far, you can easily follow the step-by-step instructions to create amazing cat portraits.

Step-by-step demonstrations for four popular dog breeds give you a solid base for effectively capturing your dogs unique personality.

Four step-by-step examples that will help you determine a strategy when starting your own bird picture.

Capture the dynamic beauty of your horse. Use these step-by-step demonstrations to draw horses using many layers of color.

Create portraits of very small, cuddly animals so inviting that the viewer will just want to reach out and touch them.