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How to Paint Fur and Feather

By Jackie Garner

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2022
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About this lesson

A wildlife artist explains why tonal value matters more than pattern, how to suggest texture with selective rather than total detail, and how feather groups are arranged, with examples from squirrel, owl and penguin paintings and notes on fan, sword-liner and filbert brushes.