$ € £

Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces

by Carrie Stuart Parks

Buy new: $23.99 $10.29 Buy used: $9.53

Editorial Reviews

This book will have beginning artists of all ages drawing faces that are strikingly realistic and detailed. Artist Carrie Stuart Parks honed her fast and effective drawing skills as a professional forensic artist. Here she makes drawing fun and easy, showing beginners how to render vivid self portraits and portraits of others, all in a matter of hours.

Artists will successfully learn how to master proportions and map facial features accurately. They will then study shapes within a composition and learn to draw them realistically. Lastly, artists will study the subject's values and use them to bring life and accuracy to each portrait. A final "checking" step helps artists capture heightened realism and accuracy.

This book features clear step-by-step instructions, before-and-after examples from students, and proven drawing exercises used to train artists throughout the country.

Customer Reviews

Making Real Faces REAL, 2009-09-21
by AURA (GA)

Ms. Parks speaks and illustrates in such a way that she gives the working artist an amazing amount of knowledge and confidence.

drawing realistic faces, 2009-09-03
by Guy Veenstra (Holland,Mi.)

Well written and very informative,although pages were poorly filled,space was wasted. I did injoy content and good illustrations. all in all a very good book. Even if your an artist this book will really improve your facial skills.
A tremendous help for wood carvers,in layout and understanding shadows,shapes and reflections. Guy Veenstra Holland,Mi.

A useful tool, 2009-03-30
by Mark (New Jersey, USA)

I've only made it half way through this book so far and already found it to be a very useful tool for drawing faces. The author explains her methods for recreating facial features from her experience as a professional sketch artist. Most of the exercises rely on the use of photographs as references, but the techniques are sound. The best thing about the book is that it is completely dedicated to drawing faces; down to the little details. Other books on drawing will have only one chapter on the face, leaving a lot of questions. It is an especially good book if you're just starting to develop more skill in portrait drawing.

Got Me Back On Track, 2009-02-18
by Saved4Him

I'm not sure how helpful this book will be to beginners as I have been drawing for a number of years and am simply looking to improve. The images were worth the price of this book for me as they were easy to duplicate. I didn't feel bogged down with directions nor the size of the book. What was the most helpful for me, was the author's identification of certain anatomical features that I had missed in my previous drawings. The geometry and spacial dimension of say, the eyes to the nose and visa versa was also extremely helpful. If you've been drawing for awhile, but have reached that point where you feel 'stuck', I highly recommend this book.

My Search Is Over, 2008-08-28
by The Enlightened (NJ, USA)

Finally I found the book I've been looking for almost a year. I've been trying to learn how to draw photorealistic portraits for months. I've bought plenty of books on drawings, but sadly they were either full of dry theory, with pictures I didn't like, or had great pictures, without showing me exactly how to get there. This books is just what I needed. It shows you exactly how to get from a blank sheet of paper to a great looking portrait.