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How to Draw: Portraits

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How to Draw: Portraits Ref: 1843303817


Author
Susie Hodge

Susie Hodge has a passion for art education and has been teaching practical art and art history to children and adults for over 11 years. She has written and illustrated many books including "Art Attack" How to Draw, Drawing... is Fun! and many titles in the Art in History series. She also works for the Royal Academy, the Tate and the V&A museum to produce booklets for visitors, teachers and students. She lives in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

Summary

"I can't draw faces" is a sentence that art teachers are very used to hearing. In fact anyone can, drawing faces is no different from drawing a vase of flowers or a landscape. It's a question of looking and seeing without any preconceptions. Bearing in mind this false idea that many people have, Susie Hodge introduces the subject at its most basic level. She starts with how to hold the pencil and position the paper, then moves on to composition, line, tone, light and shadows, structure, perspective and proportion. There are also very useful tips on how to pose a model comfortably. People of different ages and skin tones have been chosen as the subjects of the demonstrations so that the reader gets the opportunity to practise a wide range of drawing techniques, for example how to create softness and shine on skin, showing form through shading and how to "lift" dark areas. A complete beginner will be amazed at what they can achieve by following the progressive series of demonstrations and learning from the tops, tricks and know-how of the experienced artist.

The essential "first book" for beginners to learn the basics An ideal book for teachers to recommend to students at adult education classes A useful reference for any artist to get ideas for subjects and composition


No of pages
80pp

Format
BC Paperback

Publisher
New Holland

ISBN
1843303817

EAN
9781843303817

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