{"product_id":"drawing-wild-animals-essential-techniques-and-fascinating-facts-for-the-curious-artist-paperback","title":"Drawing Wild Animals: Essential Techniques and Fascinating Facts for the Curious Artist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOana Befort\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaggie Reinbold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing the delightful and informative illustrations of artist Oana Befort and the inspiring expertise of conservation educator Maggie Reinbold, \u003ci\u003eDrawing Wild Animals\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To \u003cb\u003efeed your curiosity\u003c\/b\u003e, you'll \u003cb\u003elearn the characteristics, behaviors, and habitats\u003c\/b\u003e of animals from categories like predators, burrowers, grazers, marsupials, frogs and toads, and lizards and snakes. 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Armed with a deeper understanding of animals, you'll be better able to capture their stunning beauty and enchanting attributes in your artwork. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some of the intriguing animals you'll encounter: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBengal tiger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow mongoose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrican bush elephant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuropean hedgehog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack flying fox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRing-tailed lemur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue poison frog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold dust day gecko\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussian tortoise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eDrawing Wild Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn to see--and draw--animals in a whole new light!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOana Befort\u003c\/b\u003e is a Romanian-born graphic artist whose watercolors and mixed-media works are inspired by natural motifs and themes. Oana graduated from the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Romania, with an MA in graphic design and visual communication. With a love for fresh colors and details, Oana merges her passion for illustration and graphic design into whimsical stationery and paper goods. Oana has worked with major clients around the world for projects such as book illustrations, stationery, homewares, magazine editorials, and more. She co-authored \u003ci\u003eDrawing Wild Animals\u003c\/i\u003e (Quarry Books) and \u003ci\u003eCreative Folk Art and Beyond \u003c\/i\u003e(Walter Foster Publishing). Oana currently lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa. See more of Oana's work at www.oanabefort.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Reinbold \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of Community Engagement at San Diego Zoo Global, heading up a dynamic team dedicated to designing and implementing programs that connect communities to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and habitats. She is also an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Department of Biology at Miami University, where she teaches the Earth Expedition to the Big Island of Hawaii. Maggie earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Biology at San Diego State University, with a focus on the population genetics of desert aquatic insects across the Baja California Peninsula. She has taught science in a number of formal and informal settings, including the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Natural History Museum, Cardiff Elementary School, and San Diego State University. As an National Science Foundation science fellow, she co-taught hands-on science with classroom teachers across San Diego County and also spent several seasons in Arctic Alaska, bringing hands-on science education to unique and underserved communities on the North Slope. 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