Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head

Name: Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head
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ISBN: 9780823003594

ISBN-10: 0823003590

ISBN-13: 9780823003594

Edition: 2004

Authors: William Maughan

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Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: The Drawing Method and Materials


Chiaroscuro


Sfumato


The Materials


Substitute Materials


Working with the Pencil


Drawing Shadow Shapes


Sharpening the Pencil



Principles of Chiaroscuro


Line Versus Value


"Lost-and-Found" Line


Value and Form


Paper + Two Pencils = A Full-Value Range


The Shadow Shapes and Their Edges


Form-Shadows


Cast-Shadows


The Shadow Edges


The Form in Light


Analyzing Form


Negative Shapes



Principles of Drawing the Head


Two Masses of Light and Shadow


Lighting the Head


Artificial and Natural Light


Light Advances; Dark Recedes


Single Focal Point


Perspective and the Three-Quarter View


Perspective


Planes of the Head


Foreshortening


Value Pattern


Addressing the Background



The Drawing Process, Step-By-Step


Sculpting the Head


Gesture


The Tilt


Proportions


Placing the Features


The Anatomy of the Eyes


The Orbicular Cavity


The Natural Slants of the Eye


The Eyelids, Pupil, and Iris


Positions of the Eyes


Drawing the Eyes


Highlights on the Eyes


Using the Paper Value


Examples of Eyes


Nose and Mouth


The Structure of the Nose and Mouth


Examples of the Nose and Mouth


Ears


Placement of the Ear


Hair


Troubleshooting Example



Putting it all Together


The Five Essential Drawing Steps


Review


The Demonstrations


Going Forward


Practice Ideas


Self-Critique


Taking Your Skills to the Next Level



Drawing from Multiple Sources


Combining References


A Demonstration


Examples of Composite Drawings



Working with Color


From Drawing to Painting


The Color "Wheel"


Complementary Colors


Color Intensity


Mixing from the Tertiary Colors


Color Temperature


Color Relationships


Warm Advances; Cool Recedes


Family of Colors


Expressive Color


Pastel Painting


The Materials


Caring for Your Pastel


Applying the Charcoal Pencil


Applying the Tone


Applying the Pastel


Painting the Background


Pastel Demonstration


Pastel Demonstration Two


Index