Drawing And Painting Sports Figures

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Pre-order now for delivery on publication end May. Renowned sports artist, Jim Scullion shares his expertise in this practical & inspiring guide to drawing & painting sports figures. There is advice on basic drawing & painting techniques, using colour & finding inspiration, then Jim gives the reader the warm-up training he uses in his hugely successful art workshops. The media covered are acrylics, acrylic inks & watercolour, as well as mixed media including soft pastels with acrylics, pastel pencils & coloured pencils, all used with a variety of techniques. Jim's excellent drawings & paintings bring to life the expert instruction on anatomy, male & female figures, movement, clothing, sports equipment & skin tones. There is advice on capturing expressions & emotion, & on perspective, composition & atmosphere. Then there are five beautiful step by step demonstrations so that readers can learn for themselves how to capture the passion, excitement & emotion of sports figures in action. About the Author Jim Scullion has been an artist & illustrator for over thirty-five years & is best known as a sport & figure artist. He has been nominated for several international awards. His clients have included Coca Cola, Kodak, MGM, Warner Brothers, the American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Nike, Adidas, the SPFA, the SFA, FIFA & numerous other sporting organisations. His subjects have included Diego Maradonna, Pele, Michael Schumacher, Mohammed Ali, Jack Nicklaus & Michael Phelps. His work is owned by athletes as well as collectors, sporting organisations & corporate bodies. Many museums & galleries around the world own his work. Jim has provided professional workshops & classes to budding artists for many years, particularly in the USA. He also regularly does workshops for young people experiencing difficulties in life, in youth clubs schools, colleges & young offenders' institutions. He has also contributed articles to many magazines.