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Lifelike Heads Discover Your "inner Artist" As You Learn to Draw Portraits in Graphite

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ISBN-10: 1600580661

ISBN-13: 9781600580666

Edition: 2008

Authors: Lance Richlin

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Learn to draw amazingly realistic portraits in seven easy stages This book is the perfect guide for creating lifelike representations of the human head in graphite. Experienced artist Lance Richlin begins by explaining drawing tools and materials, shading techniques, and the important anatomical structures of the head. Following these basics, he shows how to light the subject, block in and render each feature of the face, and address a variety of expressions-from subtle smiles to toothy grins. Then he guides the reader through four impressive projects, showing how to develop a lifelike head drawing in seven simple stages: the lay-in, plumb lines, volume, outline, tonal pattern, value, and…    
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Book details

List price: $9.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date: 9/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Size: 6.70" wide x 9.60" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

A master of drawing, painting, and sculpture, Lance Richlin (Los Angeles, CA) has taught every aspect of classical art-from anatomy and perspective to traditional oil painting techniques. He has lectured at several art colleges in southern California, including Art Center College of Design, Otis College of Art and Design, and California Institute of the Arts, and he holds workshops in his atelier. He has shown his work in galleries across California and has exhibited in museums around the USA.