{"product_id":"the-laws-guide-to-drawing-birds","title":"The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Flap\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves. Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes, \"To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and insert into the body. To create the body, you must have an understanding of the bird's skeletal structure. To pose this skeleton, you must be able to perceive the energy, intention, and life of the bird.\" \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This how-to guide will perfect the technique of serious arists but also, perhaps more importantly, it will provide guidance for those who insist they can't draw. Leading the mind and hand through a series of detailed exercises, Laws delivers what he promises: that \"drawing birds opens you to the beauty of the world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tips that only an expert could provide are included throughout. Bird-watchers will be pleasantly surprised to discover how helpful this book can be toward fully seeing and understanding the birds they spot.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have read through Jack Laws's \u003ci\u003eGuide to Drawing Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, and my only comment is that it is outstanding both from an artistic and ornithological perspective. I wish I had such a book when I first began to draw birds. Reading through the text and, more importantly, exploring his drawings and paintings, leads me through the visual journey that Jack took when he observed the subtle details of each bird. The book is well written, richly illustrated, and beautifully designed.\" --\u003cb\u003eRobert Petty, Director of Field Support, Audubon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At some point, I expect more than a few birders have tried (or at least considered) drawing their favorite bird. There is something quite natural about wanting to do this. If you are one of these birders, and even if you are not, take a look at the newly published \u003ci\u003eGuide to Drawing Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, and find out why I believe it is a must-have book for artist-birders. For that matter, I think it has value for anyone who simply wishes to improve their skills of observation. There is a lot to celebrate in the pages of this book, trust me. It is truly a birder's guide to drawing.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e10,000 birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Best Bird Book Pick for the Holidays: perhaps the most visually stunning bird book of the year, an insanely beautiful and useful guide to not only drawing and painting but seeing birds.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birdchaser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you've ever even remotely considered drawing birds, you will find Guide to Drawing Birds eye opening, and then essential.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birder's Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This instruction book on drawings birds is everything I had wanted and so much more. It never gets boring and doesn't speak over the level of beginners like me.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirding is Fun!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Even those who may not consider themselves qualified to wield a pencil for anything more than writing a grocery list might well come to discover just how enjoyable and effective as a learning exercise sketching birds can be ... The techniques he demonstrates can be applied in as rudimentary or as polished a form as one likes. Whether one's drawings are merely augmentations to field notes or developed into fine artistic renderings, the essentials skills needed to produce them are the same. Laws presents these skills in easy-to-understand chapters, including an entire section devoted to what is perhaps the most commonly misunderstood element in avian locomotion: flight.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirdWatcher's Digest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Naturalist John Muir Laws has produced more than a guide to the techniques of drawing. He has drawn on a lifetime of work in conservation and wildlife biology to connect drawing with the actual lives of the birds.\" --\u003cb\u003eExaminer.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful new book ... not simply for 'gifted artists' but for anyone who wants to heighten their appreciation of birds and nature.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGolden Gate Birder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tired of merely watching birds? Ever consider trying to draw them? There s a method to do so. John Muir Laws is very good at this and he's written a book that can help you get started, maybe even become good at it yourself.\" --\u003cb\u003eNational Geographic Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A good introduction for those wanting to learn how to draw birds.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGuide to Drawing Birds\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine recommendation for any involved in drawing, birds, or birdwatching and any crafts or arts collection will want it. It's devoted not to the art but to the natural history and postures of birds, blending techniques with keys to observing birds and capturing them using field sketches which then can be developed further off field. From using colored pencils to avoiding common problems in bird drawing, this is packed with step-by-step color illustrations throughout.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I would highly recommend this book to someone ... who'd like to be less intimidated by the thought of drawing birds.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Parks Traveller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"John Muir Laws has created a quintessential field guide for drawing birds that can be used by people of all skill levels, young and old. This book could cause a renaissance of the illustrated journals and sketchbooks of earlier times.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by David Allen Sibley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBird Drawing Basics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Joy of Drawing Birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraw a Bird in Six Steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosture, the First Line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProportion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead Position\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverything Follows Shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Warbler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Sparrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastering Bird Anatomy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSongbird Bills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCranial Kinesis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeather Groups vs. Markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Drawing Head Details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurning Heads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead Angles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Feathers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggesting Feathers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeathers of the Chest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChest Patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Feathers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWings and the Automatic Linkage System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpread Your Wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWing Tricks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWing Proportions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Drawing Wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical Points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggesting Wing Detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTail Shape and Structure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoving and Foreshortening Tails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Thigh Bone's Connected to the ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Balance Your Birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Bird Feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimplifying Bird Feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeg Position and Angle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBird Leg Details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows of the Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIridescence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails and Tips for Common Birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirds of Prey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaptor Anatomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaptor Body Feathers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Peregrine Watercolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawing Waterfowl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Angles of Heads and Tails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuck Details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuck Heads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaterfowl in Motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Ruddy Duck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with Waders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWader Heads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Shorebird Value Study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHummingbird Helper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBird in Flight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a Flight Frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngled Flight Frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Angle on Wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWing Tip Tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake a Flight Model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSketching Small Birds in Flight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderwing Anatomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Raven in Flight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eField Sketching\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo Outside and Draw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField Sketching Is Not Field Guide Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking in the Field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField Sketching Zen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawing Moving Birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirds in Habitat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel Sketching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocumenting Rare Species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials and Techniques\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeys to Better Drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObserving Light and Shadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanes and Texture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing Negative Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombining Shapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Show Depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Few of My Favorite Things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast Sketching Combinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Portable Watercolor Palette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainting on Toned Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor Theory Heresy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReinventing the Wheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing Colored Pencils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Colored Pencil Warbler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Mixed-Media Stellar's Jay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatercolor Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatercolor Techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixing Complementary Colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep by Step: Mixed-Media European Starling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing Reference Material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Muir Laws\u003c\/b\u003e is a naturalist, educator, and artist with degrees in conservation and resource studies, wildlife biology, and scientific illustration. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada, The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds, The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling\u003c\/i\u003e, and (with Emilie Lygren) \u003ci\u003eHow to Teach Nature Journaling\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Heyday. He is cofounder of the Wild Wonder Foundation, an organization encouraging nature connection through art and science. Visit his website at johnmuirlaws.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Allen Sibley\u003c\/b\u003e is an American naturalist. He is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (and several other books about birds), as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Trees\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes, \"To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and insert into the body. To create the body, you must have an understanding of the bird's skeletal structure. To pose this skeleton, you must be able to perceive the energy, intention, and life of the bird.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis how-to guide will perfect the technique of serious artists but also, perhaps more importantly, it will provide guidance for those who insist they can't draw. Leading the mind and hand through a series of detailed exercises, Laws delivers what he promises: that \"drawing birds opens you to the beauty of the world.\" An Audubon Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore journaling titles by John Muir Laws: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Teach Nature Journaling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 94 (EAN 9781597141956, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581029666947,"sku":"SPTM-9781597141956","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9781597141956_spiral.png?v=1770800033","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/the-laws-guide-to-drawing-birds","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}