#BookReview: Illustration Studio: Inking Animals by Sova Huova

About the Book:

Inking Animals  demonstrates how to use traditional inking techniques to create whimsical, original illustrations of your favorite animals. This dynamic guide is ideal for beginners, as well as traditional artists who want to explore pen and ink on a more playful level.

Talented artist Sova Huova instructs art enthusiasts in drawing, inking, and coloring techniques; explores abstraction for expressive artwork; and gives tips for digital touches—all with easy-to-follow instruction. Beginning with an introduction to tools and materials, artists will find helpful tips for working with inks, pens, and watercolor. Inking Animals features a wide range of creative and fun inking techniques and unique projectsthat are simple and engaging. Huova’s valuable tips and tricks, creative prompts, and exercises will encourage artists to experiment and play as they learn.

Huova will teach you to illustrate a vast menagerie of animalsfrom the woodland, home, farm, wilderness, and imagination. Among them are a bear, fox, hedgehog, dog, guinea pig, donkey, owl, raven, and even a unicorn.

Featuring a variety of creative tips, techniques, exercises, and step-by-step projects, Inking Animals is the perfect resource for pen and ink illustrators of all levels. 

About the Author: Sova Huova is an illustrator and art teacher from Prague, Czech Republic. She creates art for children and whimsical illustrations inspired by nature, myths, and folk tales, which she studied at university. Fulfilling a longtime wish, Huova retells these ancient stories for the modern world in her paintings. She teaches traditional illustration techniques for beginners in her online classes and art classes for children. She loves to inspire people to create their own art and to move beyond their fears. For her illustrations, she uses mostly traditional media, like watercolors or ink.

Reviewed By: Endy

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing

Recommended Age: All Ages

Genre: Non Fiction (inked drawing)
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My Review: This book was ok. I found a lot of it way above my capabilities at 14. But there were some very cute animals that I liked doing for my little sister.  I so think that this would well with both ink and paint. As well I found that ink smears A LOT and paint not so much.  You could basicly use this book for the animals and ideas then do your own thing.  

Do I Recommend this book? I think this one would work great for not new new artist but those who love to draw etc. and have some idea with what things are. 

Go Into This One Knowing: Great for those who love to draw in pen, ink, and more! 

 

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