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The Face and Head- How to draw a portrait
Usually the most distinctive part of any portrait, the face is where the likeness and characteristics of the sitter are shown most easily and, as such it should be your starting point. The head should...
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Bones and muscles of the head
We need to remind ourselves frequently when drawing portraits that what we see is due entirely to structures that are for the most part hidden from view An understanding of the landscape of the skull...
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Your first portrait step by step
When you are confident of your ability to draw the features accurately, you are ready to try your hand at a full- scale portrait. If you are very lucky someone may commission you, but it is more likely...
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SPONTANEOUS PORTRAIT
You don’t need first – rate materials to produce an effective portrait, as this next example proves. Although I would always advise you to buy the best you can afford, don’t make their absence a reason...
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Composition and details in drawing a portrait
Playing with convention Here we look at examples of composition from two undoubted contemporary masters of portraiture, David Hockney to borrow from past convections; Freud has m ore obviously struck...
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Group and Family Portraits
Close Groupings All sorts of arrangements can make good compositions, and in the process tell us a great deal about the sitters. It used to be the case that a portrait would include clues as to what...
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Drawing people at Different Ages
Portraying different ages As a portrait artist you have to assess correctly the age of the face in front of you that it can be shown without causing the sitter to feel that you have made them look...
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Dress
Dressing for Character Some compositional set- ups or styles of dress just ask to be drawn, no matter who is the wearer. Csorati’s Silvana Cerni is wearing a white silk garment that is almost...
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Animals in Portraits
Organizing the Composition When it comes to featuring a favorite animal in portraits, art most certainly does mirror life. The golden rule is: animal first, human second. The composition may be agreed...
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Symbolism
SOCIAL MORES Symbolism can be used to tell truths about society, individuals or a situation. The way the artist chooses to portray these truths will be down to his style and personal approach to...
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