Books by Steve Forster

Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists

Rockport Publishers

Steve "presents essential lessons on how to paint a radiant likeness in oils in ten comprehensive chapters, each with skill-building exercises and QR codes to instructional videos:

Discover fundamental materials, techniques, and basic anatomy and feature development for creating an underdrawing.
Explore color theory and color palette structures.
Learn painting techniques, including different shape and lighting approaches.
Consider creative strategies for portraits.
See how digital painting techniques can be used to support and enhance traditional painting techniques.

Perfect for artists at all skill levels who want to explore capturing form and light through realistic painting techniques, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists shows you how to capture the human portrait from a diverse range of perspectives, flesh tones, and light effects."

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Beginner's Guide to Creating Portraits

3dtotal Publishing

"The portrait is one of the world’s oldest artforms, but today’s technology and culture mean it’s time to take a fresh look at how today’s portrait artists work outside the realms of realism and elevate their technique. The Instagram-friendly appeal of the portrait means that the modern version can be seen everywhere on social media as digital artists of all skill levels share their captivating characters, focusing on the face. This much-needed book for beginners to digital portraiture goes back to basics (simple anatomy, lighting, color, and perspective) as the starting point for even the most stylized of subjects."

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