Publisher's Synopsis
""How to Draw Portraits"" by Charles Wood is a comprehensive guidebook that teaches readers how to draw realistic and lifelike portraits of people. The book is designed for both beginners and advanced artists who want to improve their portrait drawing skills. It covers all the essential techniques and principles of portrait drawing, including understanding the anatomy of the face, capturing facial expressions and emotions, shading and highlighting techniques, and much more.The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a specific aspect of portrait drawing. The first chapter covers the basics of drawing the head and face, including the proportions of the features and the placement of the eyes, nose, and mouth. The following chapters delve deeper into specific topics such as capturing facial expressions, drawing hair, and shading techniques.The book is filled with step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, and helpful tips and tricks to help readers master the art of portrait drawing. It also includes several practice exercises and projects to help readers apply the techniques they have learned.Overall, ""How to Draw Portraits"" is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to improve their portrait drawing skills. It is easy to read, well-organized, and packed with useful information and techniques that will help readers create stunning, lifelike portraits.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.