How long does it take to read Heads, Features and Faces?
Heads, Features and Faces by George B. Bridgman takes about 1 hour 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 13 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 66 pages, about 18,150 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Certainly one of the most difficult, often neglected areas of art study is the correct rendering of the heads, features, and faces. This volume, prepared by an expert in the field, is devoted exclusively to just that. With its clear, concise text, its almost 200 excellent illustrations, and its overall life-drawing approach, the book provides valuable guidelines on how best to portray faces, features, and heads."
Subjects: Head, Artistic Anatomy, Face, Anatomy, artistic, Face in art, Drawing, technique
