Creating the perfect portrait is impossible without the right lighting!

Anyone can paint a portrait, but painting one that is good requires dramatic and impactful lighting that tells a story.

Progress beyond the amateur level with this reference guide that contains over 1000+ reference figures of the head with different angles and 8 different types of striking and specifically chosen lighting schemes to give your portraits a whole new sense of depth. The shadows are clear cut and easy to read so there is no confusion about where they should be placed on the face, which makes it a great reference art book for all art skill levels, from beginner to advanced. This artist's reference book is perfect for art studies and art practice, for the aspiring artist, as well as traditional art based and digital art based portrait painters and concept artists creating characters for games, manga, anime, comics, cartoons and whatever more you can think of!