Drawing: Faces: Learn to draw step by step (How to Draw & Paint)

by Walter Foster

Few artistic subjects are as challenging as the human face and few are as satisfying to approach successfully! In Faces, acclaimed artist Walter T. Foster teaches you the basics of drawing facial features and beyond! Inside, you'll find the correct head and facial proportions for both adults and children; then you'll discover how to render a variety of faces step by step, with tips on how to adapt your drawings for varied poses and facial expressions. Easy-to-follow demonstrations and helpful techniques for drawing eyes, noses, lips, and ears make this book a necessary addition to every artist's library of drawing references!

• ISBN13: 9781560100027
• Publish Date: 1 January 2003
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Walter Foster Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Drawing: Faces: Learn to draw step by step is a book in the Learn to Draw Step by Step series. Due out 3rd March 2020 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 40 pages and available in paperback format. This appears to be a reformat and re-release (excerpt?) of material first released in 1997 with the same title by the same author.

The titles in this series are all formatted in a similar manner and this one is no exception.

A short general introduction (10%) covers tools and materials including pencils, paper, blending tools, etc. The intro is followed by a group of non-specific tutorials on graphite techniques, shading, light, shapes and perspective. The following tutorial chapters are specific for different subjects (mostly faces) and include specific anatomy: eyes, noses, etc, leading to some full studies. There is also a very abbreviated tutorial on rendering some surfaces and finishes. It should be noted that the style of these renderings is very retro/traditional in a style which was popular in the early to mid 20th century, much of that popularity springing from the art of Mr. Foster himself.

I like these tutorial booklets, they're inexpensive and full of useful info for artists looking for improvement in their own work. It's nice to see them getting a re-release for a new audience of artists and learners.

Four stars - for what it covers and for a very short tutorial guide, it does the job admirably well.

Disclosure: I received an early eARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.