Use the fine examples of portrait drawing in this book as templates from which to study & improve your portrait drawing.
A wonderful collection of classical drawings to follow on from Bargue drawing studies. Examples of cross hatching & shading use in portrait drawing.
Hone your skills in preparation for a more difficult course such as the Julien Drawings.
Schmutzer was fond of red chalk as a medium but these illustrations have been restored to appear like pencil drawings.
Expand your style by studying these beautliful pencil drawings from this talented & unique artist.
In 1766 Schmutzer founded an engraving academy in Vienna. He trained numerous students there, including Carl Conti , Johann Jacobé , Kilian Ponheimer (father) , Johann Peter Pichler and Kilian Ponheimer (son). Schmutzer established the fame of Viennese reproduction graphics.
Despite the age of these drawings Schmutzer's style has a retained its elegance.