Oil Portraits
Subtitle: Step by Step
By: Wendon Blake ; paintings by George Passantino.
Contributors: Passantino, George.; Blake, Wendon.
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Mineola, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780486402796
Subjects: Portrait painting -- Technique.
Description: Beautifully illustrated guide offers portrait painters a wealth of detailed, practical advice and valuable insights on how to handle oil paint. Discusses drying time and basic techniques; planning, composing and lighting the portrait; oil sketching and drawing with pencil, charcoal, and chalk. Generously enhanced with over 120 illustrations, including 57 in full color.
Notes: Abridged ed. of: Portraits in oil, 1980.