Roberta Carter Clark's "How to Paint Living Portraits" is a practical and in-depth approach to portraiture. Readers work through a series of detailed drawing exercises of the face, body and clothing as a basis for painting lively, successful portraits in watercolour and oil. Dozens of additional techniques and exercises show how to stage interesting lighting situations, use different mediums, avoid common errors and capture a subject's unique likeness.

About the Author

Roberta Carter Clark has recieved numerous awards for her paintings. And her commissioned portraits are in the collections of hundreds private, corporate and public collections throughout the U.S. and England.