Figure Painting Step by Step

Handsomely illustrated, easy-to-follow beginner's guide provides instructions for painting the head, torso, arm, and leg, as well as step-by-step demonstrations for painting seven female figures. Additional advice on planning the painting, lighting the figure, sketching with oils, and figure drawing with pencil, charcoal, and chalk.

Step 3. The deep shadow on the chest, shoulder, and arm is darkened with burnt
umber, raw sienna, cadmium orange, and white. Smaller strokes of this mixture
indicate the shadow beneath the opposite arm and the shadow that runs from the
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