Wildlife Scenes in Acrylic by Jerry Yarnell is a book I requested from NetGalley and review is voluntary. I have a few of his books and I love them for their clear instructions, step by step projects, tips, and loads of pictures! This book is no different. Gorgeous art and easy to understand. I may have to add this to my collection. It is very informative for the beginner but experienced artist will find it wonderful also.

This book is way harder than I anticipated. Like many other books from this publisher, it’s very informative and the exercises are laid out precisely. They made it easier for beginners to go through each step. But it requires more detail than I am accustomed to. I like surreal, dreamy types of paintings and this was on the realistic side.
I like that each activity provides readers with a list of colors to use for the paintings, that way you don’t have to guess which matches which color. I don’t have many acrylic paints but I never liked going for exactness (is that a word? I don’t know what else to describe it 😂), so I chose my own colors and focused more on the steps rather than the colors.

Although this is a book on wildlife, I mainly requested this book for the sake of the landscapes and not the animals, so I decided to forgo painting any of them on the painting that I did. Very happy with the output I was able to produce!

Beginners are welcome to try this book out since it provides instructions on basic techniques and colors, but I feel it’s best to have prior knowledge of the craft if you want to divulge on this book. Having so gives you an advantage in terms of the complexity of the activities.

Fantastic scenes, animal pictures, etc. In-depth information on toning, brush types and all other necessary supplies for best results.

Great for ANY level of acrylic work.


Buy the book to have a physical copy available as a handy reference'


RECOMMEND !


Many thanks to F & M and NetGalley for a wealth of knowledge !

WILDLIFE SCENES IN ACRYLIC, by popular instructor and TV personality Jerry Yarnell, offers eight fun-to-paint wildlife scenes with easy step-by-step instructions. Readers learn to do landscapes, animals and seasons while having more fun and painterly success. For artists at any level. 5/5

Thanks to F + W Media and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

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I think it's a perfect instructional book about acrylic painting. Very clear, well organized, beautifully illustrated. The chapters Materials and Techniques contain the essential information without being boring, while Scenery (Yellowstone waterfall, swamp, desert and night scene) and Seasons chapters involve the reader in step by step tutorials. I do not like all the paintings (anyway you as an artist do not have to copy but make your own art) , some are too sweetened for my taste, bending to kitch, but the technical ability is astonishing and the instuctional value is very high, so I give five stars.

"Wildlife Scenes in Acrylic" is an art instruction book on using acrylic paints to create landscapes that include animals. This is a good book for beginners, though perhaps not complete beginners since he didn't include much advice specific to acrylics or on creating realistically proportioned animals. His focus was more on painting techniques. He started by describing the specific tools and materials that he recommended and which you will need to complete the demonstration paintings. He defined some painting terms, described various techniques, talked about color, and provided formulas for mixing common colors that will be used in the demonstrations.

He provided step-by-step instructions for 8 landscape paintings: Yellowstone waterfall, swamp sunrise, desert path, night owl against the moon, horses in a spring pasture, ocean beach sunset, deer along an autumn creek, and birds among snowy pines. The instructions and illustrations were clear and easy to follow. Each painting had some new challenges, but the basics of how to achieve each effect was described so it can be achieved with practice. Overall, I'd recommend this book to acrylic painters interested in learning his style of painting landscapes.

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Beautiful landscapes and wildlife scenes used as examples for the step by step tutorials. Jerry blended very well the theory and the practice. The book can be used by students in arts or by new painters.