Painting and Drawing the Head

By Daniel Shadbolt

Painting and Drawing the Head combines technical instruction, art history references and thoughts on the day-to-day practice of painting the head from life. The rich text, supported by over 100 paintings, gives a thoughtful account of the process of capturing a likeness. After introducing materials, principles and ideas, it follows the course of painting a head in five sittings, providing unique insight and practical comment throughout: from the choice of ground for the picture, through the set-up, the structure of the sessions, guidance on how to compose and what palette to use, all the way to the later stages of developing a portrait over time.Equipment notes about what to paint on and what to paint with.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785001639
• ISBN13: 9781785001635
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"