Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head, The by W. Maughan - ISBN: 9780823003594
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Draw realistic portraits using Da Vinci’s light-and-shadow technique.

Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head, The

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    160 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2011

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Summary

In this innovative guide, master art instructor William Maughan demonstrates how to create a realistic human likeness by using the classic and highly accurate modeling technique of chiaroscuro (Italian for “light and dark”) developed by Leonardo da Vinci during the High Renaissance.

Maughan first introduces readers to the basics of this centuries-old technique, showing how to analyze form, light, and shadow; use dark pencil, white pencil, and toned paper to create a full range of valu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780823003594
ISBN-10:0823003590
Author:W. Maughan
Publisher:Watson-Guptill Publications
Imprint:Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:1 August 2011
Weight:572g
Dimensions:275mm x 210mm x 11mm
About The Author

W. Maughan

William Maughan has taught advanced head drawing, head painting, and landscape painting at both the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. He lives in Napa, CA.

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