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An Introduction to Painting Portraits

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An Introduction to Painting Portraits Ref: 715315501


Author
Rosalind Cuthbert



Summary

Packed with practical information and advice on capturing a good likeness, understanding proportion, developing fluency and selecting the right medium when painting a portrait. The opening chapters discuss foreshortening, light and shade, composition and design and explain the importance of choosing a palette that will enable the mixing of colours to achieve skin tone values. The author stresses the need to take each feature separately, to observe specific problems with eyes and mouths, noses and ears, hands, hair and spectacles.
Step-by-step demonstrations accompany the text, where different media are explained in detail, giving examples of what to use to create certain effects. Among those featured are acrylic, oil, watercolour and pastels. In addition, there is valuable advice on the use of photographs, on self-portraiture, and that acid test of the portrait painter, the commission process. With a wealth of illustrative material from a host of contributors, this is an inspiring and energetic approach to this very personal art form.
Ideal for art students and amateur artists alike Explains the underlying forms of the head and face by discussing foreshortening, measuring and proportion Cover specific problems of rendering features, from eyes and ears to noses and hair All the main techniques are demonstrated with illustrated, step-by-step sequences A range of media is covered including acrylic, oil, watercolour and pastels


No of pages
128pp

Format
BC Paperback

Publisher
David & Charles

ISBN
715315501

EAN
9780715315507

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