Lessons in Masterful Portrait Drawing

Author: Mau-Kun Yim
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440349762
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Draw the best portraits with form and spirit. Drawing techniques from a master! Mau-Kun Yim learned to draw as the Old Masters did and believes that to render the essence of life in portrait drawing, one must continue to pursue the old ways. This philosophy and methodology relies on a holistic approach to observation, analysis and critical-thinking honed through time and patience. • Start with a solid foundation - Classical bust drawing is a must. These lessons aid in constructing volume in your drawing and introduce concepts of structure. • Move on to sketching - The best way to train your observation skills. Anatomy, value and state of mind are the focus of these lessons. • 12 step-by-step tutorials put it all together - Form and spirit combine along with more clearly defined details to bring life and dimension to your portraits. • An extensive gallery of beautifully and classically executed portraits, figures, sketches and busts serves as inspiration.

Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits Step by Step

Author: Justin Maas
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440354618
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
"As long as humans have been alive, we have drawn." ~Justin Maas Drawing is the most essential of all visual arts. Everyone, from sculptors to painters, draws in one form or another. It is also the simplest and most affordable form of artistic expression. All you need is a pencil and paper to make something magical. But to create a successful portrait, one must understand how to capture a person’s likeness--their spirit--and portray it in graphite. In Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits, artist and teacher Justin Maas provides a step-by-step guide for both novice and experience portraitists looking to enhance their skillsets. His tried-and-true techniques for mastering the basics and accurately rendering proportion, placement and nuance when drawing the head and face will help you add energy and life to your drawings and create recognizable and moving portraits. In this book: • Lessons in drawing basics, including value, line, shadow, light and anatomy • How to work from both reference photographs and live models, plus tips for selecting your subjects • Step-by-step demos to create crucial features, such as eyes, ears, and hair • Methods for building successful portraits, including the grid method, the tracing method and the author's own Maas method • 15 detailed step-by-step portrait-drawing demos with subjects of different ages, genders and ethnicities • A gallery of additional portrait examples in both black-and-white and full color

Sargent Portrait Drawings

Author: John Singer Sargent
Publisher: WWW.Snowballpublishing.com
ISBN: 9781607962335
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Collection of portraits, selected from public and private holdings by art historian Trevor J. Fairbrother, reveal the technical skill and intuitive eye for which American portrait painter John Singer Sargent is renowned. Drawings in pencil, pastels and charcoal-a lesser-known aspect of Sargent's oeuvre-are shown.

Ingres Portrait Drawings

Author: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486276212
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 54

Book Description
Ingres’ portrait drawings rank among the art’s supreme achievements, exhibiting the artist’s brilliant draftsmanship and rare ability to capture character and personal style. This splendid volume presents Ingres portraits of many affluent and distinguished men and women of his age, among them the celebrated French composer Charles Gounod. Sources include the Louvre Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Pierpont Morgan Library.

Portrait Painting in Watercolor

Author: Charles Reid
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Guides the reader through a complete, step-by-step tour of the watercolor materials and methods needed to create expressive, masterful portraits.

Old Master Portrait Drawings

Author: James Spero
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486263649
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Masterpieces of drawing from the great schools and traditions of Italy and northern Europe, spanning four centuries from Filippino Lippi, Andrea del Sarto, and Titian to Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and Ingres. 47 plates.

Holbein Portrait Drawings

Author: Hans Holbein
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486139336
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
Forty-four of Holbein's finest portrait drawings, created while he worked as court painter to Henry VIII, including Sir Thomas More, Jane Seymour, the Prince of Wales, Anne Boleyn, and dozens more.

Sargent Portrait Drawings

Author: John Singer Sargent
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486133974
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
A gallery of superb portraits in pencil, pastels, and charcoal. Virtuoso display of technical skill and intuitive eye of noted American portrait painter.

Portraits by Ingres

Author: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870998919
Category : Drawing, French
Languages : en
Pages : 610

Book Description
Om portrætter af den franske maler Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

Draw with Rob at Christmas

Author: Rob Biddulph
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN: 9780008419127
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
The viral phenomenon #DrawWithRob is now a brand-new activity book for you to draw with Rob at home! As seen everywhere on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, TV, and more, from the creative genius and bestselling author Rob Biddulph!