| Painting the nude is crucial to the education and experience of the artist. In this handy, well-written guide, noted artist and teacher Douglas R. Graves shows you how to paint the nude figure in an easy-to-follow series of 24 fully illustrated projects. Beginning with a survey of necessary materials and equipment, the author goes on to discuss anatomy, proportion and the utilization of hues, tones and values in a figure painting. He then focuses on how to paint each major part of the body: arms, head, hands, legs, feet and torso from front to back. Over 190 illustrations, 33 of them in full color, combine with the author's simple, direct style and specific step-by-step instructions to offer an exciting and informative guide to painting to painting the figure in oils. Paperback, 156 pages.ISBN:048629322X. DOVER |
