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Hazel Soan's Painting People and Portraits

A practical guide for watercolour and oils
Brief Description
The definite guide to painting people and portraits, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Bestselling artist and author Hazel Soan explains how to create beautiful and engaging portraits of your loved ones, with handy hints and work-in-progress paintings throughout. Learn how to overcome shyness or anxiety... Read More
Format: Hardback
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The definite guide to painting people and portraits, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations.

Bestselling artist and author Hazel Soan explains how to create beautiful and engaging portraits of your loved ones, with handy hints and work-in-progress paintings throughout. Learn how to overcome shyness or anxiety about painting people in private and in public. Master capturing their energy and see beyond their likeness through angles, movement, tone and detail. Understand how to make them comfortable with poses, a timeframe, and support. Learn about clothing, proportion, measuring and scene-setting.

Hazel Soan's Painting People and Portraits is the last book you will ever need for painting people and portraits. This extensive guide is ideal for all painters, new or experienced.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849948739

Publisher: Batsford

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Batsford

Illustration: Over 300 colour illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 342g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Hazel Soan is a popular and successful artist who divides her time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She has her own gallery in Fulham, London. She is author of several bestselling books and a range of successful DVDs. She was one of the art experts in the popular Channel 4 TV series Watercolour Challenge. The very successful Learn Watercolour Quickly, Essence of Watercolour and Watercolour Rainbow are also by Hazel Soan.

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