Easy Lessons in Acrylic
By Lee Hammond. This best selling book includes over 20 step-by-step projects to walk readers through painting realistic and detailed life-like people. Specific demonstrations simplify difficult features such as eyes, noses, hair, and mouths. 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. Includes everything a beginner needs from a quick reference materials list to a glossary of terms.
Paperback, 128 pages. © North Light Books, 2006.