A step-by-step guide to drawing portraits in pencil and charcoal. Includes nine start-to-finish portrait demonstrations, which show various techniques for drawing features and facial expressions in different poses and lighting conditions. Includes a section on working from live models.
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Paul Leveille has been pursuing his love of portraiture for over 20 years. In addition to painting portraits of nationally and internationally distinguished clients, Leveille conducts workshops around the country. He is the author of two other books, Painting Expressive Pastel Portraits and Painting Expressive Portraits in Oil. He lives in West Holyoke, Massachusetts.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for building skills in portraiture,
By vbbon "vbbon" (Boerne, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drawing Expressive Portraits (Hardcover)
My preteen daughter loves to draw but most of her work was cartoonish. I wanted something to help her learn the skills of realistic drawing, especially portaits. This book was exactly what I was looking for. It includes faces from babies to elderly people and discusses technique and perspective. We enjoyed the studies of faces expressing various emotions. The narrative helps a developing artist learn how to look at spacing and shading and discusses supplies. There are sections on mouths, ears, noses as well as complete studies. There is a lot of content for the money.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Unfortunate title - Good solid instruction,
By AJ (Boston) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drawing Expressive Portraits (Paperback)
I'm not sure the person who gave this two stars actually even read the book. I own this book, and also the companion about painting in oils and while there is not a lot of groundbreaking material, both books contain good solid instruction.The beauty of Paul's work is that he brings focus from the larger shapes into the smaller details. The end results are portraits that have life and expression. Lots of books try to refine portraits to the point of photography, which makes them stiff and lifeless, and really...at that point why not just take a picture of the person? The artist's job is to interpret what is before them and translate that onto the page. This book gives the artist the tools to do that - starting with material options and choices, bringing the artist through various features of the face, and finally into a half dozen or so detailed case studies. Overall a good book for a beginning portraitist, and a handy reference guide for an experienced draughtsman.
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Drawing expressive portraits,
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Drawing pencils come in various degrees of hardness and softness. 2B, 4B and 6B are soft lead pencils that are excellent for achieving bold, dark strokes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vine charcoal, kneaded eraser, refine the features, feature guidelines, compressed charcoal, large dark shapes, charcoal paper, halfway line New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Drawing pencils come in various degrees of hardness and softness. 2B, 4B and 6B are soft lead pencils that are excellent for achieving bold, dark strokes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vine charcoal, kneaded eraser, refine the features, feature guidelines, compressed charcoal, large dark shapes, charcoal paper, halfway line New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Draw Family and Friends! (Discover Drawing) by Lee Hammond in Back Matter
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