Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists

• Discover fundamental materials, techniques, and basic anatomy and feature development for creating an underdrawing.
• Explore color theory and color palette structures.
• Learn painting techniques, including different shape and lighting approaches.
• Consider creative strategies for portraits.
• See how digital painting techniques can be used to support and enhance traditional painting techniques.

The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.

Also available from the series: Drawing the Head for Artists, Essential Human Anatomy for Artists, Figure Drawing for Artists, Life Drawing for Artists, Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists, Dynamic Still Life for Artists, Facial Expressions for Artists, Landscape Painter’s Workbook, Plein Air Techniques for Artists, and Sketching Techniques for Artists.