Drawing Portraits
eBook - ePub

Drawing Portraits

A Practical Course for Artists

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Drawing Portraits

A Practical Course for Artists

About this book

A portrait can reveal the likeness, personality, and even the mood of a person. In previous centuries, portraits were used to reveal someone's social standing, to manipulate the viewer's opinion of the subject, or to exaggerate and accentuate features.In Drawing Portraits, artist and teacher Barrington Barber shows you how to overcome common difficulties and introduces you to the techniques that will develop your perception of a subject.• Includes information on materials, techniques, and styles
• Covers the basics of proportions, facial expressions, and poses
• Teaches the art of group and animal portraits and caricatures
• Contains step-by-step drawings and exercises to practise

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Information

Publisher
Arcturus
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781788284479
eBook ISBN
9781788885966
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art General

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. First Steps
  5. Styles and Techniques
  6. Composition
  7. Group and Family Portraits
  8. Life Through the Ages
  9. Dress
  10. Animals in Portraits
  11. Furniture and Props
  12. Symbolism
  13. Self-portraits
  14. Caricature
  15. Copyright