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The Creature Garden: An Illustrator's Guide to Beautiful Beasts & Fictional Fauna
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About The Creature Garden: An Illustrator's Guide To
The Creature Garden takes you on a step-by-step expedition through the natural world, teaching you how to draw and paint 50 animals in a whimsical folk-art style. Your guides on this journey are the husband-and-wife illustrator team Harry and Zanna Goldhawk, the founders of Papio Press, who will teach you how to make vibrant paintings of beasts—both real and imagined. Learn to create: MAMMALS, including big cats, wolves, sloths, and red pandasMARINE LIFE, including whales, sea dragons, narwhals, and giant Pacific octopiBIRDS, including peacocks, cranes, owls, and flamingosINSECTS, including butterflies, moths, bumblebees, and damselfliesMYTHICAL CREATURES, including mermaids, unicorns, and dragonsAND MORE! Each project takes you through every step of the artistic process, from creating an outline to adding a realistic animal pattern, along with suggestions for materials and helpful techniques. Full of lush warmth and fairy-tale wonder, The Creature Garden is a wonderful addition to the repertoire of both seasoned artists and novices alike.
