If you have often struggled to draw portraits, from master artist Giovanni Civardi comes this highly visual beginners guide to drawing people.
Artist Giovanni Civardi shows you how to create an accurate pencil sketch of the subject and covers all the important techniques including anatomy, proportions of the face, creating realistic features, using tone, formal and informal portraits, and more. Step-by-step demonstrations accompany simple exercise and a gallery of original pictures.
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137 reviews for Art of Drawing: Drawing Portraits: Faces and figures
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Gary Waddell –
Good transaction – Comforting verses: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10 KJV
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Phare marie Lyne –
Verry Nice!
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TM –
I bought this book for my niece who was delighted with her birthday present. She is a very good artist and her teacher has recommended her to have this book.
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Shiatsu-lady –
Informative , good for beginners
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heaven –
always excellent books to use, very good value for money and you can learn a lot from his simple but clear approach all his books are well produced..
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Patrick Whalen Photographer –
Profile are very good Covers the basics Easy to draw Covers light & aging faces Great variety of profiles and all the face features and shapes
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Kay –
I found this a good guide for certain images as i obviously got it for a specific reason, however i find that its one of these classic books that seems to skip stages, the majority that i’ve looked at there are 4 stages, it doesnt show you the inbetween of getting to these stages which is the bit i’m struggling with, but if you’re a more well rounded artist i’m very sure you’d enjoy this as it is a beautiful book.
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the enigma –
I like this book a lot. Advanced drawing skills r taught very well. Step by step tutorials of faces and features. Unfortunately some of the book stops teaching cross hatching techniques. And goes to water graphite pencil art with brush and water based drawing pencils. Is prefer a whole book on portraits with cross hatching style. So luv it and a Lil disappointed too.
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One of the best
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Ann Russell –
I am thoroughly looking to using the techniques in this book to paint a portrait of my grandchildren. I am hoping this book will help me create a masterpiece. Seriously great tips in this book. I would thoroughly recommend this book to all my arty friends willing to try portraiture
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Easy to follow hints and tips,my drawing improving daily. Thank you
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A. Horner –
Giovanni Civardi is the consummate artist and I love his drawings. There is another book “Drawing, A Complete guide” and I realised after I bought “Drawing Portraits” that it is, in fact, one of the chapters in the main book. In fact all his chapters are sold as separate books, the difference being the separate books are A4 size, while the main volume is A5. This book consists of 64 pages but is an excellent book in its own right. Civardi demonstrates classic and unorthodox poses and the stages to achieve each. He also covers techniques, anatomy and proportion. The only problem with many books on “how to” is they’re not the greatest way to learn to draw but I tend to refer to them for ideas on shading, drawing hair, etc. and this book is extremely helpful.
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crystal –
I like the way it starts of with very little detail, then starts putting more detail into the pictures good book for beginners, like myself
Gary Waddell –
Good transaction – Comforting verses: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10 KJV
Phare marie Lyne –
Verry Nice!
TM –
I bought this book for my niece who was delighted with her birthday present. She is a very good artist and her teacher has recommended her to have this book.
Shiatsu-lady –
Informative , good for beginners
heaven –
always excellent books to use, very good value for money and you can learn a lot from his simple but clear approach
all his books are well produced..
Patrick Whalen Photographer –
Profile are very good
Covers the basics
Easy to draw
Covers light & aging faces
Great variety of profiles and all the face features and shapes
Kay –
I found this a good guide for certain images as i obviously got it for a specific reason, however i find that its one of these classic books that seems to skip stages, the majority that i’ve looked at there are 4 stages, it doesnt show you the inbetween of getting to these stages which is the bit i’m struggling with, but if you’re a more well rounded artist i’m very sure you’d enjoy this as it is a beautiful book.
the enigma –
I like this book a lot. Advanced drawing skills r taught very well. Step by step tutorials of faces and features. Unfortunately some of the book stops teaching cross hatching techniques. And goes to water graphite pencil art with brush and water based drawing pencils. Is prefer a whole book on portraits with cross hatching style. So luv it and a Lil disappointed too.
Amazon Customer –
One of the best
Ann Russell –
I am thoroughly looking to using the techniques in this book to paint a portrait of my grandchildren. I am hoping this book will help me create a masterpiece. Seriously great tips in this book. I would thoroughly recommend this book to all my arty friends willing to try portraiture
Amazon Customer –
Easy to follow hints and tips,my drawing improving daily. Thank you
A. Horner –
Giovanni Civardi is the consummate artist and I love his drawings. There is another book “Drawing, A Complete guide” and I realised after I bought “Drawing Portraits” that it is, in fact, one of the chapters in the main book. In fact all his chapters are sold as separate books, the difference being the separate books are A4 size, while the main volume is A5. This book consists of 64 pages but is an excellent book in its own right. Civardi demonstrates classic and unorthodox poses and the stages to achieve each. He also covers techniques, anatomy and proportion. The only problem with many books on “how to” is they’re not the greatest way to learn to draw but I tend to refer to them for ideas on shading, drawing hair, etc. and this book is extremely helpful.
crystal –
I like the way it starts of with very little detail, then starts putting more detail into the pictures good book for beginners, like myself