How to draw lifelike portraits from photographs ... with sample drawings ...
How to Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs
... sample pages include ...
You Can Do It! Here's Proof
You can Do It! Here's Proof - check out some amazing before and after portraits drawn by students
Blending: the Key to Realistic Portraits - discover how the Hammond Blended Pencil Technique can make anything you draw appear realistic
Drawing the Nose - start with a sphere, use blending to give form, and learn how to graph a facial feature
Drawing the Mouth - learn how to shade and shape the lips and teeth so they don't appear outlined, then see how to draw realsitic beards and mustaches
Drawing the Ear - look for the interlocking shapes and variety of tones that make up the ear, and see how to correctly place the ear on the head
Drawing the Eyes - study the structure of the eye and discover how to tone the iris, shape the eyelids and brows, and indicate the direction of gaze. Eyeglasses add a finishing touch
Putting it Together - learn the correct placement and proportion of all the features, how to graph the entire face, and how to choose a good photo to work from
How to Draw Hair - with easy step-by-step instructions, draw many different types of hairstyles and colors for men, women and children
How to Draw Clothing - look for the five basic folds, then how the light source affects the fabric's folds and creases
How to Draw Hands - compare the size and shape of men's and women's hands, and block in the angles and planes to keep the hands from looking rubbery
Composition, Backgrounds and Special Effects - learn how to compose your subject on the paper, try creative backgrounds and cropping, and use a montage to tell a story |
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This drawing books reviews ...
Great Confidence Booster
This book has helped me to do portraits of my children and some for my co-worker's families. When I first bought this book, I could already draw and have a friend look at it and know who or what my subject was supposed to be, but it wasn't very good in my own eyes. This book has given me the confidence I needed to actually put some of my portraits in frames on my walls. My goal! I love the idea of having pencil portraits of my family as well as regular old pictures, and I was able to do it without commissioning an expensive version. I use partial graphs to help me in the areas I have trouble with and freehand the rest. I also use her example drawings to give me ideas on how features might look if my picture is too tiny to really see it. I tried using a mechanical pencil, but I found that I could avoid a lot of work if I just used regular sharpened graphite pencils and sticks. This was perfect for my friend's 12 year-old son as well. He was able to produce beautiful portraits with the help of Hammond's technique. I think it's better to not need the graphs, but this book is a real confidence booster. If you can draw something and have people ogle over it, it makes you want to do more and better. It gives you a sense of pride in your accomplishments. I recommend this book for beginners and people like me who need a bit of extra help. |
How to draw lifelike portraits from photographs
Very informative book, I have improved my portrait skills dramatically by following the techniques, it arrived on a very timely manner! |
Drawing Lifelike Potraits
I think this book was very informative, it changed my perspective on drawing life like portraits. After going through it and applying the techniques I could instantly see a difference just by using the methods of shading. It was and still is a good alternative tool to use if you are unable to actually receive proper classes. I use it as a reference while I'm drawing. I think some ability to draw is required to use and understand it. Regards, Dennis |
A godsend for the true beginner
Veteran portrait artists love to bash this book. It's understandable: I'm a computer programmer, and if there was a book that taught people with absolutely no previous computer skills to code complete programs in a couple days, even if those programs weren't exactly the same quality, it would irritate the heck out of me.
That doesn't change what this book is, though. It WILL take you from knowing absolutely NOTHING about drawing or art, to making beautiful, amazing, I-cant-believe-I-drew-that portraits in a few days. That's it. That's all it does, that's all it ever pretends to do, and it does it fantastically well.
To try to review this book as if it was written for someone who has already drawn (and sold!) countless portraits is just ridiculous. Douglas Grave's books might be good for that type of person but I can tell you as a BEGINNER, they are way too complex and just completely over my head. This book is simple, sweet to the point, and easy to understand for someone just starting out. The veteran artists that rag on this book just can't grasp this concept.
Another false argument the veteran artists like to toss around is to pretend that this book is meant to be the one and only book that the beginning student of drawing will ever read. So it becomes easy to criticize the choice of the grid technique. This is of course, also ridiculous. The grid system is just ONE technique in a sea of techniques that exist. You are of course meant to keep reading more books after this one and keep learning new techniques to expand your drawing. That doesn't change the fact that this is one of the best places to start. I've learned to free-hand draw in the time since I read this book. But when I started out, I used a grid. I don't regret it in the least.
Will this book make you a real true-blue veteran artist? Of course not. But it WILL give you your first techniques and give you the confidence to find your own drawing 'voice'. If you've never put your pencil to paper but would like to, go though some of the exercises in Hammond's book, and blow yourself away. |
Excellent Book !
This book is truly wonderful ! I have several art books and this one is by far the best. Lee Hammond does a excellent job of teaching without bogging you down with page after page of yammering. She is to the point and the improvement I've seen in my work as I went through this book is amazing. I personally don't think the reviewer who bashed this book knows what he's talking about. He mentions Betty Edwards book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain as an excellent book... I have that book ! I made it 25% of the way through doing the exercises and such and then had to quit because my joy and enthusiasm had been sucked right out of me with all the droning on and on. I want to learn how to draw not get a PhD in Art Psychology. After that experience I left drawing for over a year. When my desire to draw returned I bought this book from Lee Hammond and I've been encouraged ever since. I'm thrilled with the improvement I've made and how much fun Lee makes learning. If that reviewer knows so much I didn't quite catch the names of his books.? |
Back cover
If you've always wanted to draw beautiful, realistic-looking portraits of your favorite people, this step-by-step guide shows you how to do it - better and more easily than you ever thought possible.
Lee Hammond quickly teaches you how to add the illusion of three-dimensional highlights and shadows to simple shapes using pencil shading and blending. After you've got the basics down, you'll learn how to use the same techniques to portray every feature of the human face. You'll also discover how to figure out what the features of your photographed model really look like so you can draw them from different angles. Then Hammond shows you how to put all those features together to create a lifelike portrait that truly captures the individuality of your subject.
After you've completed these easy-to-do drawing exercises, you'll soon be turning the memories frozen in old snapshots into warm, beautiful works of art.
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Contents
You can Do It! Here's Proof - check out some amazing before and after portraits drawn by students ... Blending: the Key to Realistic Portraits - discover how the Hammond Blended Pencil Technique can make anything you draw appear realistic ... Drawing the Nose - start with a sphere, use blending to give form, and learn how to graph a facial feature ... Drawing the Mouth - learn how to shade and shape the lips and teeth so they don't appear outlined, then see how to draw realsitic beards and mustaches ... Drawing the Ear ... look for the interlocking shapes and variety of tones that make up the ear, and see how to correctly place the ear on the head ... Drawing the Eyes - study the structure of the eye and discover how to tone the iris, shape the eyelids and brows, and indicate the direction of gaze. Eyeglasses add a finishing touch ... Putting it Together - learn the correct placement and proportion of all the features, how to graph the entire face, and how to choose a good photo to work from ... How to Draw Hair ... with easy step-by-step instructions, draw many different types of hairstyles and colors for men, women and children ... How to Draw Clothing - look for the five basic folds, then how the light source affects the fabric's folds and creases ... How to Draw Hands - compare the size and shape of men's and women's hands, and block in the angles and planes to keep the hands from looking rubbery ... Composition, Backgrounds and Special Effects - learn how to compose your subject on the paper, try creative backgrounds and cropping, and use a montage to tell a story ... conclusion ... index |
| Sample pages include ... You Can Do It! Here's Proof |
How to Draw Pictures that Look Real with Colored Pencils
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getting started, drawing materials - the basics, drawing materials - accessories
Colored Pencil Drawing
CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED ... materials the basics ... materials - accessories ... vertical line - smooth stroke ... pressure bar ...feather vs. definitive stroke ... vertical line - quick ... overlap and straddled strokes ... scribble stroke ... broken scribble stroke ... dense vs. airy ... where to start ... building color ... value
INTERIORS ... wicker basket and drapes ... upholstery and pillows ... carved wood ... wood grain floor ... patterned carpet ... windowsill ... walls ... metal fixtures ... patent leather shoes ... tennis shoes ... teddy bear ... eyelet lace
EXTERIORS ... apple blossom and sky ... tulips ... distant flowers ... rhododendrons - using a marker blender ... hedge, sidewalk, ivy and background greenery ... tall grasses, dirt and beauty bark ... close grass ... fir tree trunk ... lake and trees ... alder tree trunk with crosshatched background ... ocean and clouds ... tropics ... waterfall ... barn doors - old wood ... stone stairs ... stones or pebbles ... old brick ... new brick |
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How to Draw Realistic Portraits with Coloured Pencil Step by Step
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getting started
materials with hints
basic techniques
Artist Ann Kullberg
CONTENTS
Introduction
Getting Started
Composing a Portrait
Seeing the Light
Creating Believable Skin Tones
Painting Features of the Face
Painting Hair
Painting Fabric
Putting It All Together |
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Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces
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fabulous drawing of an eagle ... materials and supplies ... self-portrait ... the first rule of art ... basic drawing materials ... tip ... make a point ... get the lead out ... the secret life of pink erasers ... more than kneads the eye ... the gentle eraser ... only the best ... flossing your drawing ... rulers and templates ... blending tools ... a few words on paper ... realistic drawing of a baby
Carrie Stuart Parks
Drawing Books Portraiture |
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Figure Drawing
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working tools - the pencil - charcoal - pastels - other supplies - erasing - papers and drawing boards - models and where to find them - life class in your own home
learn figure drawing, learn life drawing, learn to draw from life, learn to draw people, learn to draw women, learn to draw men, learn to draw the female figure, learn to draw the male figure, learn to draw nudes, Famous Artists School, how to draw people, how to draw real people, how to draw realistic people, drawing from life
Figure Drawing Books |
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How to Draw the Human Head and How to Draw the Human Figure
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how to draw the female eye, how to draw the female mouth, how to draw a lauging mouth vs. how to draw a straight mouth
Jack Hamm |
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How to Draw Heads and How to Draw Portraits
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Polyclitus and the Canon, anthropometry, proportions on a greek skulpture
Proportions on the Human Body (Male and Female)
Jose Maria Parramon
Contents Include...
Ingres's advice to his students
The Canon For the Human Head - anthropometry - that is the canon? - the head seen from the front - the head seen in profile
The Construction of the Human Head - the skull - the basic structure - the perspective of the circle and the sphere - the canon applied to the basic structure - the structure of the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth - practice exercises - examples of the head in different positions - practice exercise in drawing a model
Age and Gender in Drawing the Human Head - at the age of two - value and contrast in drawing children's heads - the development of the human head - elderly people - women's heads - examples of women's heads
Detailed Study of the Parts of the Face - eyebrows and eyes - the external appearance of the eyes - pairs of eyes - noses and ears - lips and mouths - hair
the portrait - a lesson from Velazquez - basic features of a good portrait - how to do a good portrait - likeness - applications of Ingres's advice
The Portrait as a Work of Art - lighting - pose - more about the pose and the distance of the model - preliminary sketches and composition - using preliminary sketches to study the pose - formats and sizes - How to Draw Portraits - portraits in red chalk, step by step - doing a self-portrait: you are your own model |
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Forensic Art
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Introduction to forensic art and illustration
What is forensic art
Four categories of forensic art
ILLUSTRATIONS
image modification
demonstrative evidence
two-dimensional facial reconstruction from the skull
three-dimensional facial reconstruction from the skull
Art or Science
Artist / Illustrator - Karen T Taylor
CONTENTS
Part 1 - Forensic Art: The Foundation
Introduction to Forensic Art and Illustration
A History of Forensic Art
The Human Face
Drawing the Human Face
Part 2 - Forensic Art: Finding and Identifying the Living
The Interview
Composite Imagery
Age Progression: Growth
Age Progression: Aging
Image Assessment and Modification
Part 3 - Forensic Art: Finding and Identifying the Dead
Postmortem Drawing
Skull Protection and Preparation for Reconstruction
Two-Dimensional Facial Reconstruction of the Skull
Three-Dimensional Facial Reconstruction of the Skull
Methods of Superimposition
Part 4 - Forensic Art: Additional Responsibilities
Professional Ethics and Conduct
Printing and Graphics Reproduction
Dealing with the News Media
The Forensic Artist in Court
(Note : Search Inside book for more detailed contents list)
Forensic Art Books |
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Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters
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list of illustrations ... learning to draw ... John Henry Fuseli
Robert Beverly Hale |
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How to draw lifelike portraits from photographs ...
How to draw lifelike portraits from photographs ...
20 step-by-step demonstrations show you how to draw realistic likenesses using the Hammond Blended Pencil Technique.
Sample pages include ... You Can Do It! Here's Proof |
How to Draw Endangered Animals
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How to draw a yacare caiman.
How to draw a crocodile.
How to draw a python.
How to draw a river dolphin.
Draw 50 Books
DESCRIPTION
How to draw endangered animals ... the step by step way to draw humpback whales, giant pandas, gorillas, and more friends we may lose.
Written together with Warren Budd, this is a fun, step by step way to learn about the animals we need to protect including humpback whales, giant pandas, bald eagles, gorillas and more. |
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Draw Famous Cartoons
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How to draw Popeye ... how to draw Blondie
Draw 50 Books |
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How to Draw Flowers Trees Plants
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How to Draw a Gladiolus Flower
How to Draw a Baobab Tree
Draw 50 Books
Learn to Draw the Visual Way |
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How to Draw Holiday Decorations
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How to draw New Years Day Trumpeter
How to draw Old Father Time
How to draw Martin Luther King Jr.
Draw 50 Books
Draw Decorations |
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How to Draw Horses
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How to draw a horses head from the front.
How to draw a horses head from the side.
DESCRIPTION
Arabians, Pintos, Morgans and Clydesdales: jumping, bucking, rearing, grazing and kicking -- all are in this collection of 50 drawings.
Draw 50 horses shows aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following the step by step methods in this book.
Acclaimed author-illustrator Lee J Ames teaches you how to capture the beauty and grace of a horse. Included here are Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Shetland Ponies, Performing Lippizaners, Pintos, and many more. Also presented are various stages of a horse in motion such as galloping, trotting, cantering, and jumping.
CONTENTS
Horse portrait, front view. Horse portrait side view. Horse portrait, another side view. Horse portrait, rearing. Horse portrait, blaze. Horse portrait, nag.
Arabian horse. Percheron. Clydesdale. Morgan. Shire horse. Tennessee Walking Horse. Belgian. American Saddle Horse. Shetland pony. Thoroughbred horse. Przhevalski (wild Asian horse). Appaloosa. Pinto.
Performing Lippizaner, Levade. Performing Lippizaner, Capriole. Performing Lippizaner, Piaffe.
Tennessee Walking Horse, high-stepping.
Workhorse. Workhorse at the canter. Workhorse at the walk.
Jumping horse 1. Jumping horse 2. Jumping horse 3. Jumping horse 4.
Bucking horse 1. Bucking horse 2. Bucking horse 3.
Rearing horse, side view. Rearing horse, front view.
Shying horse. Horse kicking with two legs. Grazing horse.
Horse standing, rear view. Horse standing, side view.
Horse walking, three-quarter view. Horse walking, side view.
Horse trotting, side view. Horse trotting, rear view.
Horse cantering 1. Horse cantering 2.
Horse galloping, rear view. Horse galloping, side view.
Colt. Old age.
Contents Source: Kingfisher edition. |
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How to Draw Monsters
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How to draw a warlock
How to draw a robot
How to draw Jaws (shark)
Draw 50 Monsters |
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How to Draw Bible Characters
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How to draw Noah
Draw 50 Books |
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How to Draw Sharks, Whales, Sea Creatures
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How to draw a tiger shark ... blue shark ... pacific angel shark
Draw 50 Books |
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How to Draw Vehicles
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How to draw a cabin cruiser
Draw 50 Books
Vehicle Drawing Books |
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Drawing with Lee Ames
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How to draw a seal ... a seagull ... a kangaroo ... a butterfly ... a calico cat
Lee Ames |
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How to Draw Animals
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How to draw a greyhound ... in seven follow through steps, simplifying the animal, the three body basics, the ABC's of animal structure, applying the ABCs, important fundamentals of animal feet
Jack Hamm |
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How to Draw Cartoon Animals
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We'll go step by step ... most cartoon animal heads have three basic elements ... character identity - solid shapes ... body attitudes ... maintain proportions
Artist Illustrator Christopher Hart
Drawing Cartoon Animals |
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How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
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The tools and the talk of the trade!
Marvel
Comic Drawing Books |
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How to Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs
... sample pages include ...
You Can Do It! Here's Proof
You can Do It! Here's Proof - check out some amazing before and after portraits drawn by students
Blending: the Key to Realistic Portraits - discover how the Hammond Blended Pencil Technique can make anything you draw appear realistic
Drawing the Nose - start with a sphere, use blending to give form, and learn how to graph a facial feature
Drawing the Mouth - learn how to shade and shape the lips and teeth so they don't appear outlined, then see how to draw realsitic beards and mustaches
Drawing the Ear - look for the interlocking shapes and variety of tones that make up the ear, and see how to correctly place the ear on the head
Drawing the Eyes - study the structure of the eye and discover how to tone the iris, shape the eyelids and brows, and indicate the direction of gaze. Eyeglasses add a finishing touch
Putting it Together - learn the correct placement and proportion of all the features, how to graph the entire face, and how to choose a good photo to work from
How to Draw Hair - with easy step-by-step instructions, draw many different types of hairstyles and colors for men, women and children
How to Draw Clothing - look for the five basic folds, then how the light source affects the fabric's folds and creases
How to Draw Hands - compare the size and shape of men's and women's hands, and block in the angles and planes to keep the hands from looking rubbery
Composition, Backgrounds and Special Effects - learn how to compose your subject on the paper, try creative backgrounds and cropping, and use a montage to tell a story |
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