This book does not bother with lengthy explanations regarding techniques and materials. Instead, it utilises a well refined technique and limited materials. In doing so, an aspiring artist can get straight to drawing effective and professional quality portraits as quickly as possible. In this short series of two portrait books, part 2 focuses on learning how to draw 8 different kinds of portrait, starting from a baby girl up to an old woman. Owing to the simplicity of the materials and technique, by the end of part 2, each student should be able to draw a well-balanced and good quality portrait. The focus of The Fine Art Drawing Academy for drawing portraits is to make sure future artists and hobbyists understand scale, light and shade as well as harmony. There is no reason why anyone who has the desire cannot master portrait drawing. Moreover, it is believed that this technique can remove any unnecessary hassle from what is considered the hardest skill to master in drawing.
Author(s): Paul Christian Brown
Edition: 1
Publisher: Fine Art Drawing Academic Press
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 110
Chapter 1: Materials
Chapter 2: Drawing the outline of a portrait
Chapter 3: Portrait 1 – Baby girl
Chapter 4: Portrait 2 – Young girl
Chapter 5: Portrait 3 – Teenage girl
Chapter 6: Portrait 4 – Young woman
Chapter 7: Portrait 5 – Woman with hat
Chapter 8: Portrait 6 – Woman at an angle
Chapter 9: Portrait 7 – Woman with glasses
Chapter 10: Portrait 8 – Old woman
Chapter 11: Final thoughts
