The Weekend Artist: You Can Draw People (Leisure Arts #22583)

This book teaches how to draw a variety of people in portrait style as well as in scenes that tell a story. It features the artwork of Carrie Stuart Parks and Lee Hammond. This detailed guide lists the basic supplies and explains various techniques and tips. Topics include graphing from a photograph, measuring with a baseline, measuring a live subject, locating facial features, the five elements of shading, blending, secrets of shading portraits, head shapes, and drawing the nose, mouth, ears, and eyes. Attention is also given to drawing different types of hair, drawing a close-up portrait, clothing, eyeglasses, a seated figure, practicing with statues, and telling a story with your art. Stapled; 32 pages.F+W Publications is the author of 'The Weekend Artist: You Can Draw People (Leisure Arts #22583)', published 2005 under ISBN 9781574868401 and ISBN 1574868403.