Art Instruction Book - DRAWING - Beginner’s Guide to DRAWING Portraits by Carole Massey

Carole's book removes the mystery from portrait painting, and makes the subject accessible to even absolute beginners.

Often perceived as being difficult to achieve drawing the human face has a timeless and universal appeal, she shows you in easy step-by-step stages how to use line, tone and form to capture a likeness and give it both personality and expression.

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Containing simple exercises along with longer step-by-step projects, this book leads you by the hand through the different elements of the face, allowing you to gradually build your skills before leading on to successfully describing your subject's likeness and character.

Composition, clothing, props and more personal characteristics like age and hairstyles are all covered. The book also includes information on drawing from life.

Table of Contents

• Introduction 6

• Materials 8

• Your first portrait 26

• Self portrait 28

• Shape and structure 32

• Features 38

• Proportions 46

• Capturing a likeness 68

• Dimithra 72

• Shading, tone and form 76

• Character and expression 90

• Moving on 96

• Rosie 102

• Drawing from life 106

• Composition 114

• Story 124

• Maasai Warrior 132

• Cora 136

• Experimenting 140

• Index 144

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: BC Paperback
Publication: 31 March 2021
Size: 216x280 mm
Illustrations: 250
Pages: 144