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Portrait Drawing - The Artist's Painting Library

by John Lawn, Wendon Blake
Portrait Drawing - The Artist's Painting Library
Portrait Drawing - The Artist's Painting Library

Master portraits with clear, concise guidance.

If you're itching to capture the human essence with a pencil, "Portrait Drawing" could be your guide. Whether you're a novice eager to learn the basics or an experienced artist refining your technique, Wendon Blake's straightforward instructions, coupled with John Lawn's illustrations, will help you translate emotion and expression onto paper. The beauty is in the simplicity of this book – it's a straightforward path to mastering portraits, one feature at a time.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Portrait Drawing - The Artist's Painting Library

by John Lawn, Wendon Blake
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ISBN: 9780823040940
Authors: John Lawn, Wendon Blake
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Date of Publication: 2006-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art
Related Topics: Drawing
Goodreads rating: 3.65
(rated by 68 readers)

Description

A classic of simplicity! Portrait Drawing has guided and inspired a generation of artists to create beautiful, realistic portraits. In just eighty pages, author Wendon Blake covers all the basics, from papers and pencils to drawing eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and head from every angle. Drawings by artist John Lawn illustrate each point clearly, making it easy to master the basics and move on to conveying expression and emotion. Ten “demonstrations” show exactly how to put everything together for portraits that are more than the sum of their parts. Easy to understand, easy to use, this 25th Anniversary edition of Portrait Drawing, newly updated for today’s artists, shows the quick, rewarding way to master the fundamentals of a favorite genre.
 

Master portraits with clear, concise guidance.

If you're itching to capture the human essence with a pencil, "Portrait Drawing" could be your guide. Whether you're a novice eager to learn the basics or an experienced artist refining your technique, Wendon Blake's straightforward instructions, coupled with John Lawn's illustrations, will help you translate emotion and expression onto paper. The beauty is in the simplicity of this book – it's a straightforward path to mastering portraits, one feature at a time.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.