Painting Portraits - download pdf or read online

By Anthony Connolly

ISBN-10: 1847972640

ISBN-13: 9781847972644

Portrait portray is inherently tough and calls for a special knowing of and sensitivity to the sitter. This sensible ebook considers the ancient context of portrait portray and its modern perform. Written by way of a certified portrait painter, it describes the intricacies of creating a portrait not only for the technically minded but in addition when you have an interest in a painter's point of view at the position and value of portraiture.Step-by-step demonstrations of pics and self-portraits.Techniques that use color to introduce subtleties and presence.Advice on catching a likeness and overcoming difficulties.Discussion concerning the value of copying and photography.Insights into the inventive means of the portrait painter.Work of latest and special painters.'What fascinates me so much, a lot even more than the rest in portray, is the portrait, the fashionable portrait.' Vincent van Gogh. a realistic advisor that considers the historic context of portrait portray and its modern practice.Aimed at rookies and more matured; untutored teams and person artists of portrait painters.Gives step by step demonstrations of pics and self-portraits.Covers use of color to introduce subtleties and presence.Superbly illustrated with a hundred and eighty color illustrations.Anthony Connolly is a qualified portrait painter and received the distinguished Prince of Wales Award for Portrait Drawing in 2004.

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