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Drawing Wild Animals

Essential Techniques and Fascinating Facts for the Curious Artist

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Pub Date May 08 2018 | Archive Date Jun 05 2018


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Description

Featuring the delightful and informative illustrations of artist Oana Befort and the inspiring expertise of conservation educator Maggie Reinbold, Drawing Wild Animals guides artists at all skill levels as they learn to draw—and learn about—a diverse array of mammals, amphibians, and reptiles from around the world.

To feed your curiosity, you’ll learn the characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of animals from categories like predators, burrowers, grazers, marsupials, frogs and toads, and lizards and snakes. To nurture the artist, you'll get more than 25 step-by-step instructions that show how to develop each animal from simple shapes into richly detailed drawings. Armed with a deeper understanding of animals, you’ll be better able to capture their stunning beauty and enchanting attributes in your artwork.

Some of the intriguing animals you'll encounter:
  • Bengal tiger
  • Yellow mongoose
  • African bush elephant
  • European hedgehog
  • Black flying fox
  • Ring-tailed lemur
  • Blue poison frog
  • Gold dust day gecko
  • Russian tortoise
With Drawing Wild Animals, you'll learn to see—and draw—animals in a whole new light!
Featuring the delightful and informative illustrations of artist Oana Befort and the inspiring expertise of conservation educator Maggie Reinbold, Drawing Wild Animals guides artists at all skill...

Marketing Plan

Campaign Focus:
Beginning artists will learn all they need to know about drawing colored-pencil artwork. Topics include tools, materials, drawing techniques, and color theory as well as hacks and helpful tips for creating art on the go.
 
Key Selling Points:

  • Contemporary approach appeals to traditional colored-pencil artists as well as urban sketchers and colored-pencil enthusiasts.
  • The step-by-step projects are easy to follow, approachable, contemporary, and inspirational.

 
Key Campaign Activity

  • Leverage Cara’s online platforms including her website, her Etsy shop, Instagram, and Facebook.  Leverage her enewsletter. 
  • Multiple outlets will be interested –  Art and Craft Media, Magazines, Websites, DIY Media

 
Trade: Finished Advances  
 
Retail: Finished Advances 
 
Consumer:

  • Videos by author
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  • Giveaways at art blogs and websites
  • Pitch to art and craft magazines and websites for review, such as Artforum, Art in America, Artvoices, Cloth Paper Scissors, Colored Pencil Magazine, Drawing, Spreading Positive Creativity 
  • Pitch to freelance art writers  and bloggers

Campaign Focus:
Beginning artists will learn all they need to know about drawing colored-pencil artwork. Topics include tools, materials, drawing techniques, and color theory as well as hacks and...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781631593499
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
PAGES 144

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