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Chris Rose wildlife Artist


Chris Rose is an artist who impressed me greatly with the amount of dedication to detail that he had. Its a level that I strive to achieve in my work. I still have a lot to learn personally but his work has inspired me greatly. Chris Rose is an internationally acclaimed wildlife artist who specializes in wildlife within the landscape and he spoke about his process in during the presentation.

 We were shown his amazing sketchbooks where he explained why it is important to draw the same subject matter more than once to understand how it moves. he explained why line work is essential in capturing the character of the animal. 

 His paintings takes many hours to create and his passion shows in his work. He spoke about why he chooses to create these painting and he explained that he has a deep fascination with nature that he tries to translate into his paintings, which I think he achieves
Chris spoke about the many books that he has illustrated about birds and other wildlife, including Robins and Chats. he mentioned a popular one that was a guide to identifying 175 species of birds. He mentioned other books such as A Handbook to the Swallows and Martins of the World.
He talked about the process from drawing to painting when it comes to creating a cover. He mentioned that the person who commissions the work, tells him how many species they want and where the text is going to be. Chris then does very quick sketches of the species and creates a number of templates which he then shows the book creator. more often than not, he has to alter the scale and poses of the birds to suit the needs of the creator. he mentioned that this process can sometimes be stressful. as soon as they are improved, he just goes for it and starts his paintings, the fun part as he mentions.

He also talked about how digital painting is taking over most of the illustration industry which he isn't a great fan of. he loves the feel of the paint and the more hands on side of the process. in a day where you have thousand f digital brushes at your fingertip. It is hard to keep up. For instance he spoke about painting the fur of an animal and how a digital artist can do it in a fraction of the time because their are digital brushes made specifically for that whereas you have to create the texture yourself on the physical canvas.

 I personally think that you cant beat the physical side of have a painting in front of you and seeing the textures of the paint on the physical canvas


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