On sight-size portraiture
By: Nicholas Beer
Edition: 2nd edition, revised and expanded.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781785002038
Subjects: Portrait painting; Technique; Portrait drawing
Description: In this fully revised and expanded book, Nicholas Beer examines the sight-size portrait method, in which the artist stands back at a distance to view the picture and sitter side-by-side and to scale. Nick demonstrates the technique in a series of projects that culminate in portrait painting. There are also sections on the history of sight-size, early treatises on portraiture, and the 'philosophy' of seeing. This new edition also includes a 'starts and studies' section, which looks at a series of unfinished paintings in detail to analyse the thought processes and techniques of great artists.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.