Drawing and Painting Sports Figures by Jim Scullion

Drawing and Painting Sports Figures by Jim Scullion

As the world turns its attention to sport in Olympic year, this high profile artist shares his expertise, covering all the basics of drawing, painting and depicting sports heroes and anonymous figures in sporting action.

June 12

Just in time for the Olympics, but worthy of attention any time of yearA great guide to drawing and painting sports figures. This covers the basics of drawing and painting and many examples of inspiring finished works. It also contains details of how to capture sports people - their expressions, stance and more. Jim Scullion has drawn and painted some of the most famous sports people. There are exercises to hone your skills - these step by step guides use acrylics or acrylic inks and take you through each step with easy to follow instructions and photographs of each stage. This is an excellent book for anyone interested in figure drawing.

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Jim Scullion has been an artist and illustrator for over thirty-five years and is best known as a sport and figure artist. He has been nominated for several international awards. His clients have included Coca Cola, Kodak, MGM, Warner Brothers, the American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Nike, Adidas, the SPFA, the SFA, FIFA and numerous other sporting organisations. His subjects have included Diego Maradonna, Pele, Michael Schumacher, Mohammed Ali, Jack Nicklaus and Michael Phelps. His work is owned by athletes as well as collectors, sporting organisations and corporate bodies. Many museums and galleries around the world own his work. Jim has provided professional workshops and classes to budding artists for many years, particularly in the USA. He also regularly does workshops for young people experiencing difficulties in life, in youth clubs schools, colleges and young offenders’ institutions. He has also contributed articles to many magazines.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781844487738
ISBN 10	1844487733
Title	Drawing and Painting Sports Figures
Author	Jim Scullion
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2012-05-09
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.