Step-by-Step Painting with Wyland: Favorite Animals of ... (ISBN 156010970X)

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I am so dissapointed with this book. The title "Step-by-Step Painting with Wyland" had me thinking I was going to have some insight in how Wyland creates his masterpieces. I was going to practice some of the techniques from the book on a mural I will be painting this summer. Needless to say the title of the book does not correlate with what is inside. It should be titled "Step-by-Step painting with Amy Runyen." Thats right, she is the illustrator who paints all of the paintings in the book, and I gaurantee not one book would of been sold if it was titled that. They threw Wylands's name on the front and have pawned off cheap step by step watercolor illustrations those fools like me. I'm probably more mad at myself for not researching into who the illustrator was, but even the Amazon description and the back of the book says "Now anyone can re-create Wyland's world-famous marine life paintings!" All lies. I give this book one star because it has a bit of use if you have no knowledge of Acrylic and Watercolor painting techniques. I will give it away to a student who needs to work on their painting techniques. But it does not give anyone insight on how to re-create Wyland's realistic art. The book doesn't even talk about the tools and techniques for painting murals. Very dissapointed!