The Birds Colouring Book
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The Birds Colouring Book
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This delightful colouring book includes spectacular bird illustrations based on the artwork of Audubon and other classic ornithology illustrators, presented in an attractive hardback gift edition with patterened endpapers.
Whether you are a bird-lover, an artist, or both, this delightful colouring book is sure to please. It features over 70 classic full-colour ornithology illustrations from the likes of John James Audubon, John T Bowen and John Gerrard Keulemans to use as reference, placed beside black and white line drawings ready for the addition of colour.
Included here are bright songbirds and majestic birds of prey, as well as favourites such as the jewel-like kingfisher and the flamboyant flamingo. Their delicate, vivid plumage makes birds ideal subject matter for developing colour technique and rendering those illustrations is guaranteed to provide hours of pleasure. An index of birds is included, helping you identify each bird and find your favourites.
โข Includes 77 designs
โข Printed on thick, high-quality paper
โข Original full-colour illustrations included for easy reference
โข This hardback edition makes a wonderful gift.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Hardback Vintage Colouring series will transport you to a world of vintage charm and nostalgia. These delightful colouring books feature original, full-colour illustrations by classic artists and designers along with black and white line versions for you to colour in.
Series: Hardback Vintage Colouring
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398824522
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 July 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Arcturus
Illustration: Hardback
Contributors:
- Illustrated by John James Audubon
- Illustrated by John T. Bowen
- Illustrated by John Gerrard Keulemans
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 162.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 480g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Peter Gray is long established book illustrator who has worked on a wide-range of subject matters, from classic fiction to educational and historical subjects. He has also worked on storyboards and costume design for the film industry and regularly contributes illustrations to national newspapers (Financial Times, Sunday Times) and magazines (The Spectator, Readers' Digest). He lives in Suffolk, UK.
These illustrations are based on the work of famed 18th and 19th century naturalists and illustrators, John James Audubon (1785-1851), John T. Bowen (1801-1856) and Johannes Gerardus Keuleman (1842-1912).
Also by Peter Gray
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