This book begins with essential information about skull characteristics and head construction. Next, the author presents the canon of the human head, the system that delineates correct placement and proportion of all facial features, allowing for differences based on age and sex. Individual facial features - eyebrows and eyes, nose and ears, mouth and lips - are analyzed in detail. Throughout the book the emphasis is on achieving a good, natural likeness, which involves studying the model in depth. Included is practical information on setting up the work, lighting and posing the model, composition, background, and appropriate format sizes. Step-by-step demonstrations include creating a portrait using chalk, and making a self-portrait.
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A must-have for any artist,
By Sherri Caudell (Crawfordsville, Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Draw Heads and Portraits (Watson-Guptill Artists Library) (Paperback)
Jose Parramon's book is a necessity for any artist. This book not only includes a canon for the standards of proportions, but takes you step-by-step thorough the process of drawing a successful portrait. He also includes information on drawing children as well as older adults. This is one of the most helpful and complete book on drawing portraits I have every owned!
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By Bedivere Jones "bedivere12" (Doraville, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Draw Heads and Portraits (Watson-Guptill Artists Library) (Paperback)
This book contains all the principles a portrait artist needs to know. It is extremely useful for all levels of ability. It covers everything from the rudiments of the construction of the head to practical advice for composition. I really feel this book help to shape and refine my technique. I recommend trying to draw all the examples as you go through it. Then reread it one more time for a more thorough understanding.
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An excellent book with step-by-step instructions. I always enjoy Mr. Parramon style and precision. The exercises go a long way in de-mystifying the heads and portrait. I really enjoy the section that deals with the positioning of the head at various angles.
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In the fifth century B.C., the Greek sculptor Polyclitus studied the ideal proportions of the human body and wrote a treatise called the Canon, in which he established that the height of the ideal human figure should be seven and a half times the vertical length of the head. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lower maxillary, drawing the human head, symmetrical center, ocular globe, red chalk, charcoal pencil, black chalk Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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In the fifth century B.C., the Greek sculptor Polyclitus studied the ideal proportions of the human body and wrote a treatise called the Canon, in which he established that the height of the ideal human figure should be seven and a half times the vertical length of the head. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lower maxillary, drawing the human head, symmetrical center, ocular globe, red chalk, charcoal pencil, black chalk Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Francesc Serra, Leonardo da Vinci, Monsieur Bertillon, Pope Innocent New!
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- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing People Illustrated by Brenda Hoddinott in Back Matter
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