Portraits and self-portraiture in art

Carol Jerrems: Portraits is the first monograph on this highly influential photographer, whose body of work is a defining artistic achievement of the late 20th century. During her condensed career, from 1968 until her premature death in 1980, Jerrems...

Forged in the crucible of family tragedy, Edgar Jerins' monumental charcoal drawings are a towering achievement of contemporary American art.Arthur Miller commanded 'Attention must be paid' and in these meticulously observed images, the...

The visual images of Queen Elizabeth I displayed in contemporary portraits and perpetuated and developed in more recent media, such as film and television, make her one of the most familiar and popular of all British monarchs.This collection of essays...

A new study of the early Renaissance portrait.In fourteenth-century Italy, ever more women and men - not only clergy but also laity - introduced their own portraits into sacred paintings. Images of modern supplicants, submissive and prayerful, shared...

This book makes it easy to create and admire wonderful Japanese-style paintings and portraits!Modern Japanese-style paintings are recognisable by their restrained use of three-dimensionality and perspective, reliance upon expressive lines, and the bold...

An inspiring collection of drawings and articles exploring the sketchbooks and artistic practices of 50 talented character artists.Sketches and drawings are the foundations of great art, where thoughts and concepts first come to life as an image. In...

Facing China is an exploration of the portrait arts in China from the dynastic to the modern and contemporary, in painting, sculpture, photography, and video. The book focuses on truth and memory in the portraiture process, from encounters between...

Apply the fundamentals of art and take your creations to the next level with 3dtotal's latest in-depth book, Beyond Fundamentals.Building on the foundations set by our popular Art Fundamentals book, Beyond Fundamentals shows artists how to take...

In this landmark collection, William T. Vollmann offers a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the visual artwork he has produced over four decades, with new commentary from Vollmann on his process, inspiration, and the many intersections with his writing. The...

Detailed step-by-step lessons make it easy to create beautiful watercolor portraits!Japanese Style Watercolor Portraits takes you through each step of the watercolor portrait process, from sketching your subject to layering in the colors and rendering...

A richly illustrated celebration of the paintings of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle ObamaFrom the moment of their unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery in early 2018, the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama have become two of the...