Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists

<B>The complete guide to painting the portrait in oils.<br></B><br>From Steve Forster, award-winning portrait artist and co-director of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, <I>Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists</I> presents essential lessons on how to paint a radiant likeness in oils in ten comprehensive chapters, each with skill-building exercises and QR codes to instructional videos:<br><br><ul><li>Discover fundamental materials, techniques, and basic anatomy and feature development for creating an underdrawing.</li><li>Explore color theory and color palette structures.</li><li>Learn painting techniques, including different shape and lighting approaches.</li><li>Consider creative strategies for portraits.</li><li>See how digital painting techniques can be used to support and enhance traditional painting techniques.</li></ul><br>Perfect for artists at all skill levels who want to explore capturing form and light through realistic painting techniques, <I>Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists</I> shows you how to capture the human portrait from a diverse range of perspectives, flesh tones, and light effects.  <P><br>The <B>For Artists series</B> expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.<br><br>Also available from the series: <I>Drawing the Head for Artists</I>, <I>Essential Human Anatomy for Artists</I>, <I>Figure Drawing for Artists</I>, <I>Life Drawing for Artists</I>, <I>Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists</I>, <I>Dynamic Still Life for Artists</I>, <I>Facial Expressions for Artists</I>, <I>Landscape Painter’s Workbook</I>, <I>Plein Air Techniques for Artists</I>, and <I>Sketching Techniques for Artists</I>.</P>