The key to a successful portrait is getting the face right. If the result doesn't look like your subject, then nothing else follows & no amount of tinkering will ever bring it round. Part of this is the fundamental process of getting the features correctly balanced.
In this nicely structured book, the Parks will show you how to achieve this as they work progressively through how to be comfortable with your materials, how to work from drawings & photographs & how to handle colours & skin tones.
Each of the chapters
Includes:: a demonstration of the topic in hand & you'll only ever be learning one thing at a time
- invaluable in a subject as complex as portraiture. After they've dealt with the basics, the authors include a look at common mistakes before a final chapter on ' Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone'
- a look at more complex subjects & techniques that, as gently as the rest of the book, encourages you to think about developing your skills further.
The DVD which is included, where you can see many of the techniques demonstrated in action, is a bonus.
North Light. 128 pages. Paperback. Colour throughout
ISBN: 9781440309045
Author: Carrie Parks