Painting Portraits in Acrylics: A practical guide to contemporary portraiture - Softcover

Akib, Hashim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782215816 ISBN 13: 9781782215813

Publisher: Search Press, 2019

Synopsis

Award-winning artist Hashim Akib's striking portraits are at the heart of this inspirational book. The subject of portraiture is seen by many as the zenith of art, and Hash's easygoing, unpretentious style puts fantastic results within the reach of hobby artists and aspiring professionals alike.

Assuming nothing and starting from the basics – making it suitable even for the enthusiastic beginner – this book includes six step-by-step projects to follow; along with friendly but in-depth advice on colour palettes; skintone; composition; working from photographs and models; markmaking; lighting; atmosphere and much more.

The book covers many types of portraiture – from the self-portrait to full-length portraits – all presented in Hash's striking, free and contemporary style.

About this title

About the Author

Hashim Akib is an internationally renowned artist and is represented by several galleries in the UK. He has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, New English Art Club, British Artists and Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Galleries in London. He also has two paintings in the UK’s National Art Collection. In 2009 he won the SAA Artist of the Year competition and has produced DVDs in partnership with Daler-Rowney and an online acrylic course for Domestika. Before becoming an artist, Hashim worked as an illustrator for 15 years. His clients included the likes of The Times Newspapers, Time Magazine, Royal Mail Stamp, Boots and New Yorker Magazine.

Hashim has taught his unique techniques to students at art schools in the UK, Italy and France. His first book Vibrant Acrylics, was first published by Search Press in 2012 and has now been translated into French, German, Italian and Dutch. Other books he’s written include Artist’s Painting Techniques, Painting Urban and Cityscapes and Painting Portraits in Acrylics. He’s been a contributing writer for the Artist and Illustrators Magazine for over ten years. Visit his website www.hashimakib.co.uk

From the Back Cover

'One of the main concerns with portraiture for both amateur and semi-professional artists is the overemphasis on absolute realism from the outset.'

Whether you are an experienced artist or an enthusiastic beginner, this book will help build your skills through expert advice and practical tuition. Master the critical foundations of portraiture – lighting, posing, colour palette – and learn to compose your own striking contemporary portraits full of mood and atmosphere that really capture the character of your sitters and subjects.

• Artist and author Hashim Akib shows you how to develop your own style.
• Six varied step-by-step projects to follow.
• Dozens of inspirational finished pieces and hundreds of ideas to explore.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782215816
• ISBN 13: 9781782215813
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144