Vasudeo Kamath, winner of the Draper Grand Prize of the Portrait Society of America, brings to fore his understanding of the subject and his teaching skills as he explains the techniques of portrait painting through various examples. His instructions, as he takes the student through the steps of Pencil, Charcoal, Monochrome, Tricolour, Colour is sure to be of great help to students.

This book contains various methods and techniques of picture making with the help of a graphite pencil. There are instructions on how to use the modern types of graphite pencils. The picture gallery features a variety of subjects.