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Carving & Painting an American Kestrel with Floyd Scholz. Learn to carve and paint the most colorful of the birds of prey from a expert in the field.

Catlg No 14-2493-7
Fur and Feather Price $19.95

Illustrated Owl: Screech & Snowy by Denny Rogers.

The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Woodcarvers, and Artists

Renowned illustrator, woodcarver and wilderness enthusiast, Denny Rogers, delivers over 200 pages of detailed anatomical drawings for the Screech and Snowy Owls. This reference provides meticulously accurate line drawings and clear instructions for rendering the birds' natural behaviors, with scale charts to resize the drawings and exclusive color charts to paint your work. A must-have for any artist!

Inside You'll Find:
-50 Drawings of the Snowy Owl in Different Poses
-100 Drawings of the Screech Owl, Including a Thrilling Predatory Sequence
-Paint Pattern Chart Created by Bird Carver, Lori Corbett
-Individual Feather Charts For Both Top and Underside

Catlg No 15-285-3
Fur and Feather Price $29.95

Illustrated Birds of Prey: Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, & Peregrine Falcon by Denny Rogers. The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Woodcarvers, and Artists

For the first time in a single volume, renowned illustrator, sculptor, woodcarver, and wildlife enthusiast Denny Rogers presents his detailed and celebrated drawings of distinguished birds of prey: the red-tailed hawk, the American kestrel, and the peregrine falcon.

Based on the author's extensive research of live raptors, The Illustrated Birds of Prey features 200 meticulous and anatomically accurate drawings that capture each magnificent bird in multiple poses from every angle and in minute detail - while documenting their natural behavior and fierce predatory nature.

Inside The Illustrated Birds of Prey, you'll find:

- 47 drawings of the large red-tailed hawk, the most familiar hawk in North America.

- 65 drawings of the peregrine falcon, the world's fastest bird with diving speeds of up to 200 mph.

- 87 drawings of the American kestrel, considered the most colorful predator bird in the world.

- Proportion charts for adapting each drawing to various sizes.

You'll also discover comprehensive line drawings of flight and contour feathers, exclusive color charts created by award winning bird carver Lori Corbett, and a gorgeous gallery of artistic interpretations of the raptors by some of the world's finest artists.

No wildlife artist, woodcarver, or sculptor, should be without this complete, one-of-a-kind resource!

Catlg No 15-310-2
Fur and Feather Price $34.95

Illustrated Owl: Barn, Barred & Great Horned by Denny Rogers. The ultimate reference guide for bird lovers or artists, this final volume in the Denny Rogers Visual Reference Series presents 200 meticulous and anatomically accurate drawings that capture each magnificent owl from every angle and in multiple poses. Along with comprehensive drawings, you'll find color charts and photographs both in-flight and still -- to help recreate these formidable night-time hunters down to the stripes, speckles, and streaks of their feathers. Also included are scale-charts for matching your desired dimensions without sacrificing proportion.

Catlg No 15-313-3
Fur and Feather Price $29.95

Carving Patterns by Frank C. Russell

Containing over 100 woodcarving patterns and illustrations for birds, animals and fish, this book provides general carving instructions, illustration detail for fur growth and feather shading, as well as guidelines for accurate glass eye placement and construction of wire bird feet.

Catlg No 12-2473-4
Fur and Feather Price $14.95

Illustrated Bald Eagle -- The bald eagle, an icon of majesty and grace, is a much-loved subject of carvers, sculptors, and artists. However, accurately capturing and portraying the physical splendor of the American national symbol can be a challenge if you're not working with an authentic model. In The Illustrated Bald Eagle, illustrator, sculptor, and wilderness enthusiast Denny Rogers offers meticulous and comprehensive reference drawings as a solution to this dilemma. A result of Denny's careful study of a live eagle, these drawings deliver every realistic detail of the bird down to each feather that can be infused into your artistic creations.

Once available in full-size prints, these informative drawings by Denny Rogers were immensely popular among bird carvers and painters for their anatomical accuracy. Now, with the release of The Illustrated Bald Eagle, you can pore over every detail from each print in an easy-to-access volume.

In this thorough and fascinating visual study of the bald eagle, you'll find:

Proportion charts that reduce each full-scale measurement so that accurate patterns can be created in any size.
Detailed line drawings of flight and contour feathers
Exclusive color charts with paint references created by award-winning bird carver Lori Corbett
An opening chapter of in-depth information regarding the bald eagle's habitat and physiology

Catlg No 1284-4
Fur and Feather Price $24.95

OWLS by FLOYD SCHOLZ

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If you have ever wanted to carve an owl, this book is for you. After a long wait, this book is now available. This book contains 379 pages full of some of the most fantastic reference photos you have ever seen - over 700 close-up detailed photos in full color. There are16 species of owls illustrated in full detail, with focus on body and wing design, feather patterns, flight characteristics, and predatory behavior. Also. sections on carving and painting techniques and a gallery of Floyd's finished carvings.

Eared Owls
     Eastern Screech-Owl
     Flammuladed Owl
     Long-eared Owl
     Short-eared Owl
     Great Horned Owl

Non-Eared Owls
     Northern Saw-whet Owl
     Elf Owl
     Pygmy Owls
     Common Barn Owl
     Burrowing Owl
     Barred Owl
     Northern Spotted Owl
     Northern Hawk Owl
     Boreal Owl
     Snowy Owl
     Great Gray Owl

Catalog-No 14-1021-1

Fur & Feathers price $79.95

Birds of Prey by William Veasey. Very well organized and illustrated instructions for red, gray, saw-whet, and snowy owls, kestrel, merlin, peregrine falcon, etc. Section of reference photos. Hard cover.

Catlg No 12-052-3
Fur and Feather Price $46.95

Woodcarver's Favorite Pattern Series - by George Lehman. George's artistic ability and experience as an artist and woodcarver has carried over into this series. Many of the bird and duck patterns are open wing - in flight - studies. Realism In Wood. Patterns include Bald Eagle, King Fisher, Red-tailed Hawk, Wood Thrush, Wood ducks - male/female, Great Horned Owl - attacking a mouse, Spotted Sandpiper, Sanderling, Mockingbird, Kestrel/Sparrow Hawk, Bobwhite Quail, Woodcock, Grouse, Oystercatcher, Mallard hen, Pheasants - male/female, Greenwing Teal, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Wing teal, Polar bear, and White Tail deer

Catalog number - 15-002
Fur and Feathers price - $19.95

Birds of Prey by Floyd Scholtz. Best reference book for hawk, falcon and eagle carvers. Over 300 pages of spectacular color photos PLUS illustrated carving instructions. Hard cover

Catlg No 14-0242-1
Fur and Feather Price $59.95

Airbrush Techniques For Waterfowl Carving by Michael Veasey. Learn from one of the best. Step by step instructions for finishing a teal drake and hen. Basic information for airbrush usage can be applied to all bird carving projects.

Catlg No 12-384-0
Fur and Feather Price $12.95

Burning and Texturing Methods - William Veasey. Crisp step by step photos and instructions for burning bird and duck feathers.

Catlg No 12-013-2
Fur and Feather Price $9.95

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