Title: Paint people in acrylic with Lee Hammond
First published: November 15, 2006
Description: Bestselling author Lee Hammond is known for providing artists with friendly and easy-to-follow instruction.  In this book, she offers over 20 step-by-step projects, walking readers step-by-step through painting realistic and detailed life-like people.  Hammond also includes specific demonstrations simplifying difficult features such as eyes, noses, hair, and mouths, and includes everything a beginner needs from a quick reference materials list to a glossary of terms. Perfect for beginners, this guide shows how to get started with comprehensive lessons on basic techniques using photos as a reference. Focusing mostly on painting portraits from the neck up, each project builds on the previous so readers progressively develop their skills. Ultimately, they will master the art of painting a wide assortment of people--of all ages and ethnicities--from a variety of angles.
Subjects: Technique, Human figure in art, Painting, Acrylic painting, Art, Nonfiction
LC classification: ND1290 .H36 2007