The Artists Complete Guide to
Drawing the Head by William
Maughan
Drawing Faces
In this innovative guide, master art instructor William Maughan
demonstrates how to create a realistic human likeness by using the classic
and highly accurate modeling technique of chiaroscuro (Italian for light and
dark) developed by Leonardo da Vinci during the High Renaissance.
Maughan first introduces readers to the basics of this centuries-old
technique, showing how to analyze form, light, and shadow; use dark
pencil, white pencil, and toned paper to create a full range of values; use
the elements of design to enhance a likeness; and capture a sitters
gestures and proportions. He then demonstrates, step by step, how to
draw each facial feature, develop visual awareness, and render the head
in color with soft pastels.

Personal Review: The Artists Complete Guide to Drawing the
Head by William Maughan
I finished reading this book and was very impressed with the candidness
and knowledge of the author.
When I finished the chapter on the head, at first I was a little disappointed
because it did not go into any great detail. But at the end of that chapter he
explained why. His whole philosophy is to not get caught up in the
standard way of drawing. Many of us look for that "cookie cutter" type of
tutorial lessons. His thing is use your eyes to draw. If you draw from
memory (i.e standard egg shaped head) all the time you will fall victim of
the type of art where every one of your characters shares a resemblance.
His thing is to draw very light the gesture of the persons face and head and
run through the rest of his steps outlined in the book.
I like how the book is written because it puts you in the mind frame of
getting personal tips from an established artist. The style of chiaroscuro
and sfumato is stressed in his book and I personally think those are the
techniques that really gets the compliments from viewers. You will amaze
people with your work just studying and applying those two techniques.
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