Sight-Size Portraiture by Nicholas Beer

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Sight-Size Portraiture by Nicholas Beer

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Summary

Examines the sight-size portrait method, in which the artist stands back at a distance to view the picture and sitter side by side and to scale. This book demonstrates the technique in the projects that culminate in portrait painting. It includes sections on the history of sight-size, early treatises on portraiture, and the 'philosophy' of seeing.

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Sight-Size Portraiture by Nicholas Beer

In this practical book Nick Beer examines the sight-size portrait method, in which the artist stands back at a distance to view the picture and sitter side by side and to scale. Nick demonstrates the technique in a series of projects that culminate in portrait painting. There are also sections on the history of sight-size, early treatises on portraiture, and the 'philosophy' of seeing.

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Nicholas Beer has been a senior teacher at the Charles H Cecil Studios in Florence since 1995, and runs courses in painting and drawing at the Sarum Studio in Salisbury. He has exhibited widely, including twice with teh Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and has undertaken portrait commissions throughout Europe and America. Resident - Wiltshire and Italy
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ISBN 13 9781847971821
ISBN 10 1847971822
Title Sight-Size Portraiture
Author Nicholas Beer
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
Year published 2010-10-31
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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