Artist's Photo Reference: Songbirds & Other Favorite Birds

by Bart Rulon

Artists know how difficult it is to find quality photographs of birds to reference for their work. In this follow-up to his successful Artist's Photo Birds, Bart Rulon comes to artists' aid with more than 600 sharp, high-quality photographs of the birds customers have requested. Readers will turn to this reference *Popular songbirds like sparrows, finches, wrens and robins, as well as other artist favorites like eagles, hummingbirds and swans. Songbirds has more than 50 birds not included in Rulon's first reference. *5 painting demos that illustrate how successful artists use reference photos to add realism to their work. *A welcome variety of scenes and positions--birds shown close up, in natural habitat, individually and in groups--to suit artists of many different styles and interests. As an added bonus, the introduction offers tips on how artists can save money by taking their own photos to expand their reference collection even more!

143 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has everything you could possibly want from a photo reference book, tons of pictures from various angles, very little text, labeled male and female varieties. The tutorials are a welcome addition.