'This is quite the best book on portrait painting, in any medium, that I’ve seen for a very long time, perhaps ever.' Artbookreview.net

Invest your portraiture with character and ease with this complete guide to drawing and painting portraits in watercolour, pencil and charcoal, which includes five step-by-step projects and numerous practical techniques.

Portraits are timeless and enthralling, and a discipline to which many artists aspire. Experienced artist David Thomas demonstrates how to use watercolour, pencil and charcoal to produce rewarding results in your portrait work. This book will show you how to fill your paintings with life and character, and explain clearly how to build your sketches up into more developed drawn artwork, and from there to inspiring watercolour portraits.

Learn to use watercolour, pencil and charcoal to produce fresh and approachable portraits invested with life and character.