Drawing Portraits : A Practical Course for Artists

Description:

• 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