portrait painting

Demonstrates how to produce realistic portraits in pencil, watercolor, oil, pastel, and acrylic through step-by-step projects with instruction from four experienced artists, and includes information on anatomy, portraying expressions, depicting different ages and ethnicities, and more.

". . . In this dramatic set of portraits created during Van Gogh's ten-year career, the reader sees his desire to record a number of themes, from the plight of the agricultural workers in his native Brabant and the destitution of prostitutes and their children in urban Europe to the lives of his cosmopolitan acquaintances in Paris, including caf? owners and art dealers. It was here that he began his remarkable sequence of self- portraits"--Provided by publisher.

A color-illustrated guide to the stories behind the works of ten famous painters from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries, plus other famous works of art and techniques from throughout the ages.

An exploration of painting through 2000 years of art history, focusing on self-portraits by such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gorky, and Picasso.

Follows the investigation into the long-lost painting of Prince Charles by Diego Vel?zquez, which as eluded art experts for generations.

Offers instruction in portrait painting for several mediums, and includes information on materials and color, basic facial structure and proportions, painting from live models and photos, and composition techniques.

Portraitist Piero Piambo is one of the most popular artists in New York society, and can have his pick of any assignment, but his latest commission is bizarre enough to test both his talents and his sanity.

Explores the works of early American artists and sculptors, their efforts to bring to life the founding fathers of the nation, and their influence on the New World.

Text and more than two hundred illustrations offer a comprehensive account of Henri Matisse's activity as a painter of portraits and self-portraits.