Product Description

Readers will find the best of North Light's instruction in oil, acrylic, watercolour and coloured pencil on how to draw and paint people in classic portrait poses and environmental settings."Drawing and Painting People: The Essential Guide" is loaded with time-tested step-by step instruction that the novice can pick up and get started. Meanwhile, more intermediate artists will find the book to be a good reference for sound methods and great tips for improving their work.The topics include: basic drawing, colour theory, heads and faces, full figures, and composition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103360 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Jeff Blocksidge and Mary Burzlaff are editors for North Light Books. Jeff has background experience in mixed-media collage and screenprinting. Mary has background experience in Art History and sculpture.

Customer Reviews

Elevated
Up to now I have searched for books thats will help me start on a more serious level in painting and drawing. I have bought many books and articles on the issue which most go on and on in the same philosophy. What to buy and how to hold it and the most examples go from a beginning to end with few tips on how to achieve the middle steps.
Drawing and Painting People: The Essential Guide on the other hand gave me reader an the tips needed to elevate my drawing style.
This is a must for beginners & intermediate level artists.
Other few books that worked fine for me are :
Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing,
Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice.

A good pressie.
I bought this book for myself but it would make a good gift.
It is nicely laid out, well written and explained.
However some parts did seem familiar and when I looked at another book (have loaned this so don't have title) I'm sure the same examples appear.

Anyway it is good value for money and the paperback cover means it is easy to throw in your rucksack and take with you.