Mastering Silhouettes - Charles Burns

From Charles Burns, Mastering Silhouettes is a paperback guide to creating silhouette portraits in both modern and period styles. Drawing on traditional approaches dating back to the eighteenth century, it explores the techniques behind antique silhouettes alongside advice on poses and materials, helping you build skills with a clear sense of craft and history.

Special features on notable silhouette artists run throughout the book, offering visual inspiration for the projects that follow. As well as vintage-style methods, it also looks at mixed media collage and digital photography, showing how silhouette art can be approached in contemporary ways. Covering silhouettes for a wide range of occasions, it supports readers who want to make portraits themselves and also provides guidance for those considering commissioning an artist for events such as weddings, anniversary parties, festivals or corporate occasions.

Key features

• Author: Charles Burns
• Subtitle: Expert Instruction in the Art of Silhouette Portraiture
• Format: Paperback
• 176 pages
• 20 projects
• 45 colour illustrations
• Publisher: Fil Rouge Press
• ISBN: 9780956438232

Sizing

190 x 230 x 12 mm

Rackhams Reference : 8ZM8TH23IN