Readers will find the best of North Light's instruction in oil, acrylic, watercolour and coloured pencil on how to draw and paint people in classic portrait poses and environmental settings."Drawing and Painting People: The Essential Guide" is loaded with time-tested step-by step instruction that the novice can pick up and get started. Meanwhile, more intermediate artists will find the book to be a good reference for sound methods and great tips for improving their work.The topics include: basic drawing, colour theory, heads and faces, full figures, and composition.

About the Author

Jeff Blocksidge and Mary Burzlaff are editors for North Light Books. Jeff has background experience in mixed-media collage and screenprinting. Mary has background experience in Art History and sculpture.