How to Draw Portraits

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Author : Mau-Kun Yim
Genre : Art

Summary : 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.

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Author : Nathan Fowkes
Genre : ART

Summary : Whether you're an aspiring artist or new to the medium, seasoned instructor and accomplished artist Nathan Fowkes makes drawing portraits in charcoal not only accessible, but also a real pleasure! From stocking the best supplies to using them effectively, and composing a portrait while avoiding common mistakes, How to Draw Portraits in Charcoal by Nathan Fowkes will place you firmly on the path to producing the charcoal portraits you've dreamed of creating. His easy-to-follow tips, in-depth tutorials, and valuable exercises make this guide your first step toward building an understanding and appreciation for every face you draw. This handy book will equip you with the skills to capture them in beautiful charcoal fashion.

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Author : Vincent Noot
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Summary : Learn how to draw beautiful portraits from photographs in 10 easy steps! I've been an illustrator and portrait artist for about 10 years now. I have earned thousands of dollars doing what I love. I went to art school in Belgium, and I learned how to draw realistic portraits. But let me tell you this: YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE TALENT TO DRAW. All you need to do, is practice, be precise, and follow the correct steps. Partially, drawing is, like any other skill, about knowledge. In this simple how-to guide I will show you some of the secret tricks that will upgrade your portraits and help you create beautiful drawings from photographs. Learn easy steps about the basics of drawing photographs. Find out about secret tricks to speed up the process. Discover how you can improve on accuracy and quality. Become good at creating pencil portraits. Keywords: Realistic portrait drawing, draw realistic portraits, draw realistic faces, draw realistic people, drawing realistic faces, drawing realistic people, drawing realistic portraits, steps to draw portraits, steps to draw faces, steps to draw people, pencil portraits, pencil drawings, draw in pencil, how to draw people, how to draw with pencil, how to draw realistically, how to draw faces, how to draw portraits, draw portraits from photographs, drawings from photographs, draw people from photographs, draw faces from photographs, realistic drawings from photographs, realistic face drawings, simple drawing steps, tips for drawing portraits, tips for drawing faces, tips for drawing people, drawing techniques, art techniques, get better at drawing, become better at drawing, pencil sketching, sketching realistic faces, sketching realistic people, realistic sketches, how to pencil sketch, sketching with pencils, realistic pencil sketching, how to draw better, how to draw people better, how to draw faces better, how to draw portraits better, portrait sketching, portrait drawings, portrait drawing book, portrait sketching book, pencil sketching book

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Author : Justin Maas
Genre : Art

Summary : "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

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Author : Mark Willenbrink
Genre : Art

Summary : Open this book as an absolute beginner, and come away as a proud portrait artist! Mark and Mary Willenbrink's Absolute Beginner books have helped thousands of novices tap into their inner artists. In this book, Mark and Mary help the beginning artist take on portraits, showing that absolutely anyone can draw faces. Their encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction style makes learning fun—you'll be amazed by how quickly you achieve impressive results. You may be a beginner now, but not for long! Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner covers everything from warming up with sketches, and capturing facial expressions, to framing your finished work. Page by page, you'll build the skills and confidence you need to draw lifelike portraits of your friends and family. What's Inside: • A simple two-stage approach to drawing portraits: sketch a likeness, then build up values to bring it to life • Step-by-step instruction for drawing eyes, noses, mouths, hairstyles, hands, glasses and other tricky elements • 13 complete demonstrations featuring a range of ages and ethnicities • Tips for evoking more personality in your portraits by using props, costumes and accessories

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Author : Vincent Noot
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Summary : Learn to draw a portrait in 15 minutes! In the past ten years, I have earned thousands of dollars sitting at events and drawing fast sketches of people's faces. I got faster and more precise as I kept practicing, but I also discovered you need some basic knowledge to even give it a try. While you're sketching as fast as you can and looking at the facial features, analyzing everything in your brains, there are certain tricks you can apply, questions you have to ask yourself when you're analyzing a face, and tips you should know in order to minimize the time you spend on them. In this book, I will tell you what I know, give you a number of examples, and take you through what I have found to be the most effective steps when you're sketching a portrait. This is a unique method that will help you become better faster. Don't wait and grab this fantastic chance of becoming a fast portrait artist! Keywords: Realistic portrait drawing, draw realistic portraits, draw realistic faces, draw realistic people, drawing realistic faces, drawing realistic people, drawing realistic portraits, steps to draw portraits, steps to draw faces, steps to draw people, pencil portraits, pencil drawings, draw in pencil, how to draw people, how to draw with pencil, how to draw realistically, how to draw faces, how to draw portraits, draw portraits from photographs, drawings from photographs, draw people from photographs, draw faces from photographs, realistic drawings from photographs, realistic face drawings, simple drawing steps, tips for drawing portraits, tips for drawing faces, tips for drawing people, drawing techniques, art techniques, get better at drawing, become better at drawing, pencil sketching, sketching realistic faces, sketching realistic people, realistic sketches, how to pencil sketch, sketching with pencils, realistic pencil sketching, how to draw better, how to draw people better, how to draw faces better, how to draw portraits better, portrait sketching, portrait drawings, portrait drawing book, portrait sketching book, pencil sketching book, live portraits, quick portraits, fast portraits, fast sketches, quick sketching, fast sketching, draw fast, learn to draw fast, fast drawing, speed drawings

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Author : Charles Wood
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Summary : This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.