Drawing and Painting Sports Figures

Renowned sports artist Jim Scullion shares his expertise in this practical and inspiring guide to rendering sports figures on paper or canvas. Beginning with advice on basic drawing and painting techniques, using color, and finding inspiration, this guidebook then provides the training practices used in the artist�� hugely successful art workshops. The sample drawings and paintings bring to life the expert instruction on anatomy, male and female figures, movement, clothing, sports equipment, and skin tones, and the text thoroughly discusses the art of capturing expressions and emotions in various perspectives, compositions, and atmospheres. Five beautiful, step-by-step demonstrations round out this unique book, allowing artists to learn for themselves how to capture the passion, excitement, and emotion of athletes in action.