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by Blake, Wendon
Author of several recent titles in Dover's popular Art Instruction series, noted artist and teacher Wendon Blake now offers students and would-be portrait painters valuable insights on how to paint beautiful, realistic portraits in oil. He begins with an informative introduction that discusses how to handle oil paint, drying time, basic techniques, composition, lighting and drawing, and colors and mediums; he later devotes six chapters to painting the head and its facial features. Planning, composing and lighting the portrait are followed by brief discussions about oil sketching and drawing with pencil, charcoal, and chalk. Portrait painter George Passantino has generously illustrated the volume with 64 blackandwhite and 57 full-color illustrations which provide step-by-step guides to painting a blonde man and woman, a red-haired woman, a darkhaired man and woman, a black man and an Asian woman. Because more portraits are painted in oil than in any other medium, this instructive, clearly written and beautifully illustrated guide will be invaluable to students of art and anyone in search of a detailed practical instruction manual that is easy to follow and offers a wealth of expert advice and helpful hints.
Revised republication of Portraits in Oil, published by WatsonGuptill Publications, New York, 1980. 64 black-and-white and 57 fullcolor illustrations by George Passantino. 4 other halftone illustrations. 64pp. 8 3/8" x 11 1/4", September 1998, Paperbd.
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