Painting and Drawing the Head

Combines technical instruction, art history references and thoughts on the day-to-day practice of painting the head from life. After introducing materials, principles and ideas, this title follows the course of painting a head in five sittings, providing unique insight and practical comment throughout. Painting and Drawing the Head combines technical instruction, art history references and thoughts on the day-to-day practice of painting the head from life. The rich text, supported by over 100 paintings, gives a thoughtful account of the process of capturing a likeness. After introducing materials, principles and ideas, it follows the course of painting a head in five sittings, providing unique insight and practical comment throughout: from the choice of ground for the picture, through the set-up, the structure of the sessions, guidance on how to compose and what palette to use, all the way to the later stages of developing a portrait over time.

• | Author: Daniel Shadbolt
• | Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2016
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781785001635
• | ISBN-10: 1785001639