"This book comprises exercises and tips to help the reader improve their sketching speed, and capture everyday people on paper before they can get restless. This book focuses on sketching portraits of people." --

"You can draw faces! And Jake Spicer will show you how. This book is for anybody who wants to become confident in drawing faces--whether a complete novice or a more experienced artist. From basic facial structures to finer details, the book teaches you the fundamentals of portraiture."--Back cover.

"Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner" covers everything from warming up with sketches to capturing facial expressions to framing your finished work. Page by page, you'll build the skills and you need to draw portraits of your friends and family. Includes: a simple two-stage approach to drawing portraits; step-by-step instruction for drawing eyes, noses, mouths, hairstyles, hands, glasses, and other tricky elements; 13 complete demonstrations...

"Learn how to use 5-minute head studies to internalize the process of portrait drawing from life, heightening your ability to edit your work and honing your observation skills so that your portraits capture the essence of your subjects without being caught up in the details."--Container.

Drawing the Head for Artists is the definitive modern guide to drawing the human head and portrait, featuring the classic mediums and methods of the Old Masters. Written by celebrated portrait artist and veteran studio instructor Oliver Sin, this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads readers step-by-step through his method, from establishing a point of view to applying the timeless principles for creating an accurate and expressive...