The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head
Aug 2013 · Sold by Watson-Guptill
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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 values; use the elements of design to enhance a likeness; and capture a sitter’s gestures and proportions. He then demonstrates, step by step, how to draw each facial feature, develop visual awareness, and render the head in color with soft pastels.
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 values; use the elements of design to enhance a likeness; and capture a sitter’s gestures and proportions. He then demonstrates, step by step, how to draw each facial feature, develop visual awareness, and render the head in color with soft pastels.
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Naked Anunnaki
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July 7, 2022
this is a nice book to use as a reference relating to this Authors style. I feel that no reference picture ( the real life model) is used to show how he has interpreted the "shadow" makes this book of limited value.
Austin and Victoria Wolfman
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April 11, 2024
Good book. The cover looks like Mother Gothel from Tangled 🤣
Deepak Thakur
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January 3, 2021
Great
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About the author
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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