Feel the fear and draw faces anyway! Many beginning artists feel intimidated when drawing portraits; getting faces and anatomy in proportion can seem really difficult - but it doesn't have to be! This book relieves all those anxieties by training the eye to look for simple shapes first, and use this foundation to free the artist to develop their portrait drawing skills.

Through the meticulously designed exercises and step-by-step tutorials in this book, internet art guru Satyajit Sinari, better known as SinArty, helps artists unlock their potential to draw portraits and create intricate works of art, starting with really simple shapes and progressing to more advanced sketching and shading techniques, with graphite pencil and charcoal.

In this revealing and generous sharing of his personal techniques, SinArty explains that to be a good artist is to be a good art critic. Understanding proportion and training the eye to detect errors is a crucial step in the process. This book teaches you how to critique your own art as you draw, as well as perfect your stroke, pencil pressure, control and more. This comprehensive guide covers everything from how to hold the pencil to intermediate-level shading techniques for creating contrast and depth in drawings.

Filled with easy-to-follow guidance, this unique book will help readers become better artists and create a solid foundation to take into genres other than portraiture. With a focus on drawing from reference rather than live, tutorials include portraits of live subjects, sculpture drawings and human anatomy. The book also touches on composition and drawing from imagination.

Start with simple forms and watch your portrait drawing skills blossom with this foolproof step-by-step guide.

Publisher: David and Charles