Learn the secrets of Al Stine, Michael P. Rocco, Kevin Macpherson,
Paul Leveille, Bet Borgeson, Lee Hammond and other great artists!
Add life to your portraits and authenticity to your figures!
In these pages, top artists share proven techniques for painting
portraits, distant figures, bustling crowds and more. It's some
of the best step-by-step instruction ever published by North
Light Books—from how to use light, composition and color
effectively to full-length painting demonstrations. No matter
what your medium or painting experience, these keys will help
you unlock new levels of expression in your faces and figures.
Award-winning artist Roberta Carter Clark has created a loyal
following among painters with her timeless instruction. Her
popular workshops have brought the joys of creating vivid portraits
in oil and watercolor to countless artists. This is a classic
compendium of her in-depth approach to portraiture.
Clark takes artists through a series of 24 step-by-step exercises
in drawing the face. She demonstrates how her detailed drawing
exercises—accurately indicating features, highlights and
shadows—offer the most practical approach to creating a
lively, successful portrait. Dozens of additional techniques
and exercises show how to work in different mediums, avoid common
errors and capture a subject's unique likeness.
Basic Portrait Techniques by Rachel Wolf (Editor)
– 1st Edition, Paperback, 121 pages, North Light Books,
1994
". . . .The book is smoothly edited into sections on materials
and color, basic facial structure, age groupings of models,
and methods of painting from both live models and photographs.
Highly recommended for all art instruction collections." (Library
Journal, March 1, 1994)
The publisher: The book includes 9 step-by-step demonstrations,
emphasizes portraying children being themselves—at play,
with siblings, with pets—rather than in formal poses, and
covers everything from finding natural poses to rendering the
varied textures of children's skin and hair.
Step-by-Step
Art School: Portraits by Jack Buchan, Jonathan Baker
Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Hamlyn; New Ed edition (December
31, 2001)
Approaches to portraiture range from super-realism (think of
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa) to the abstract (Andy Warhol's
multiple silk-screened images of Marilyn Monroe), but all portraits
have one thing in common--they depict people. The human face
has always been an easily accessible subject for artists. In
this comprehensive overview, a brief history of portrait painting
and a gallery of famous works are followed by basic information
on working with models, lighting, proportions of the face, getting
a likeness, body shapes and clothes, skin tints, and more. As
you work on your own portrait projects--including a self-portrait--you
will see how different materials, such as watercolor, acrylics,
and oils, can create different effects and moods.
Creating a Self-Portrait
by Tom Coates Hardcover: 135 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Pubns (September 1989)
Figures
and Portraits by Jose Maria Parramon – Paperback,
24 pages (April 1, 2001) Lema Publications
These guides offer each of those fundamentals through step-by-step
exercises, drawings of specific cases that tend to cause the
most difficulties, and models to paint that include steps from
professional artists.
Part of a new fine art series, Portrait Inspirations includes
a vast collection of portraits created by today's artists.
Figure
& Portrait (Paint! Series) by Betsy Hosegood, Henrietta
Hosegood – Paperback; 196 pages Paper With Flaps Binding
edition (February 15, 2000) Rotovision
Covering the full range of painting mediums, this appealing
instructional examines work by leading contemporary artists
to show students a variety of approaches to the fascinating
art of figure and portrait painting. From traditional to more
abstract styles, in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, and mixed
media, the book's depictions of beautiful human forms and expressive
faces are accompanied by detailed text featuring the artists'
own explanations of how they work, from inspiration and composition
to choice of materials, colors, and technique. Endorsed by Windsor
& Newton, one of the world's most respected suppliers of
art materials, the book is recommended for novice painters as
well as those with experience in one medium who are interested
in diversifying to others, and for landscape artists who want
to expand to figures and portraiture.
How to Paint Skin Tones by James Horton, Hazel Harrison
– Hardcover, North Light Books, 1995
Painting skin color in any realistic way is one of the most
subtle and difficult tasks for any beginning artist. The traditional
study of the early masters of portraiture limits the student,
for the most part, to European Caucasians. Horton explores the
full range of color differences among races and within races,
from the smoothest young skin to the wrinkled marks of age.
This book uses comprehensive charts and photographs to ground
the student in mixing color in oils, acrylics, watercolors,
and pastels.
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Key to Painting Faces & Figures
Portrait Painter's Pocket Palette
How to Paint Living Portraits 
Painting Vibrant Children's Portraits
Capturing the Magic of Children in Your Paintings
Step-by-Step
Art School: Portraits
Creating a Self-Portrait
by Tom Coates Hardcover: 135 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Pubns (September 1989)
Figures
and Portraits
Portrait
Inspirations
Figure
& Portrait (Paint! Series)
How to Paint Skin Tones
