Painting Portraits in Acrylics: A Practical Guide to Contemporary Portraiture - Softcover

Akib, Hashim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782215816 ISBN 13: 9781782215813

Verlag: Search Press Ltd, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

A fantastic, accessible and practical guide to contemporary portraiture. Learn from master artist and author Hashim Akib as he shows you how to produce striking, interesting portraits in your own style.

Hashim Akib's striking portraits are at the heart of this inspirational book. The subject of portraiture is seen by many as the zenith of art, and Hash's easygoing, unpretentious style puts fantastic results within the reach of hobby artists and aspiring professionals alike.

Assuming nothing and starting from the basics - making it suitable even for the enthusiastic beginner - this book includes six step-by-step projects to follow; along with friendly but in-depth advice on color palettes; skintone; composition; working from photographs and models; markmaking; lighting; atmosphere and much more.

The book covers many types of portraiture - from the self-portrait to full-length portraits - all with a striking, contemporary style.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Hashim Akib is an internationally renowned artist and is represented by several galleries in the UK. He has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, New English Art Club and Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Galleries in London. Before becoming an artist, Hashim worked as an illustrator for 15 years. His clients included the likes of Times Newspapers, The Telegraph, Time Magazine and New Yorker Magazine.

Hashim has taught his unique techniques to art schools in the UK, Italy and France. His first book, Vibrant Acrylics, was published by Search Press in 2012 and has now been translated into French, German, Italian and Dutch.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Search Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1782215816
• ISBN 13: 9781782215813
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
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