Art of Drawing & Painting Portraits

Each section contains a full guide to materials and techniques that includes full instruction on the use of colour the create realistic skin tones. There are also plenty of step-by-step demonstrations that feature a wide variety of different subjects, male and female as well as different ages, colourings, settings and poses.

This is as comprehensive as you could wish and the four authors bring different approaches that nicely complement each other and provide a wealth of ideas for you to try out.

The book is full of illustrations and examples and is as inspiring as it is instructive. If you've ever wanted to paint people, but have been put off by not knowing where or how to start, this is the best introduction you could have.

Book: Walter Foster. Paperback. 144 pages.