The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head

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.

Author: William Maughan
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 01/01/2004
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 10.67h x 8.49w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9780823003594
ISBN10: 0823003590
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Study & Teaching
- Art | Techniques | Drawing
- Art | Subjects & Themes | Human Figure

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.