Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan delivers a concise and approachable guide to portrait painting, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you are using watercolour, oils or acrylic, Learn to Paint Portraits Quicklyexplains the key elements of catching a likeness in portrait painting in a mixture of mediums. The book is filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises that can be digested in a short period of time, and written in an accessible way for all artists to learn about portraiture. The key elements of portraiture covered in this concise book include:- Finding the likeness- Creating form - the light and shade- The facial features- Painting the hair- Skin tone and colouring- The body, clothing and backgroundIllustrated with Hazel's magnificent, colourful paintings, and with practical advice and demonstrations throughout, this book is the perfect tool to help beginners master portrait painting - quickly.
| ISBN: | 9781849947817 |
| Publication date: | 17th February 2022 |
| Author: | Soan, Hazel |
| Publisher: | Batsford |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |