Drawing Human Portraits: Step by Step Guide How to Draw Human Portraits from Scratch - Paperback

by Eve Maiden (Author)

Now you can learn to draw that portrait you've always pictured. No more cartoonish looking faces; you'll be examining every feature of the face in a whole new way. By carefully sectioning and shaping the face and its' features in a step-by-step process, your portraits will be balanced and beautiful. Once you've learned this process, greater expression and more contours will define your work. With just a little practice your portraits will begin to take on a life all their own. We'll teach you easy ways to maintain the integrity of your portraits, creating incredible definition in every feature. Taking inventory of faces, including your own, will positively impact your ability to draw natural portraits. Using shading and smudging techniques to soften your lines and reflect light will also add character and expression to every sketch.Once you've mastered the basics, you'll soon be having fun experimenting with ways to create different expressions and solicit emotions from observers that you never thought possible. Consistently drawing striking portraits is not magic, it's the proper manipulation of size and shape. Now, you don't have to start from scratch, attempting to draw the eyes and nose in the right position. Our step-by-step guideline makes that happen every time. So, journey with us through the wonders of drawing the human portrait. The following is a list of what you can expect to experience from our easy-to-follow process.Key Points to Look for in This Step-by-Step Process- Learn to create balance from brow to jaw.- Draw expressive and natural eyes every time.- Align the features to create compatibility.- Demonstrate the proper space and size of features to provide proper dimension.- Add shading and light to give detail to your portrait.- You'll have much less frustration and a lot more FUN! Enjoy reading and practicing.