Portrait Drawing: A Step-by-Step Art Instruction Book

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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. PORTRAIT DRAWING......Page 2 CONTENTS......Page 4 INTRODUCTION......Page 5 Work Area......Page 6 Erasers (Rubbers)......Page 7 Stomps and Cleansing Tissue......Page 8 FORM AND PROPORTION......Page 9 DRAWING THE EYE: FRONT VIEW......Page 11 DRAWING THE EYE: THREE-QUARTER VIEW......Page 12 DRAWING THE EYE: SIDE VIEW......Page 13 DRAWING THE EYE: TILTED VIEW......Page 14 DRAWING THE MOUTH: FRONT VIEW......Page 15 DRAWING THE MOUTH: THREE-QUARTER VIEW......Page 17 DRAWING THE MOUTH: SIDE VIEW......Page 19 DRAWING THE MOUTH: TILTED VIEW......Page 20 DRAWING THE NOSE: FRONT VIEW......Page 21 DRAWING THE NOSE: THREE-QUARTER VIEW......Page 22 DRAWING THE NOSE: SIDE VIEW......Page 23 DRAWING THE NOSE: TILTED VIEW......Page 24 DRAWING THE EAR: SIDE VIEW......Page 25 DRAWING THE EAR: FRONT VIEW......Page 26 DRAWING THE HEAD: FRONT VIEW......Page 27 DRAWING THE HEAD: THREE-QUARTER VIEW......Page 31 PENCIL DRAWING......Page 35 DEMONSTRATION 1. BLOND WOMAN......Page 37 DEMONSTRATION 2. BROWN-HAIRED MAN......Page 41 DEMONSTRATION 3. BLACK MAN......Page 45 DEMONSTRATION 4. DARK-HAIRED WOMAN......Page 49 CHALK DRAWING......Page 53 DEMONSTRATION 5. DARK-HAIRED MAN......Page 55 DEMONSTRATION 6. BLOND MAN......Page 59 DEMONSTRATION 7. ORIENTAL WOMAN......Page 63 CHARCOAL DRAWING......Page 67 DEMONSTRATION 8. BROWN-HAIRED WOMAN......Page 69 DEMONSTRATION 9. BLACK WOMAN......Page 73 DEMONSTRATION 10. GRAY-HAIRED MAN......Page 77 LIGHTING......Page 81