Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces

Amarilys Henderson, author of Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces and Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Animals, is a watercolor illustrator who specializes in surface design. She enjoys bringing the dynamic vibrancy of watercolor to everyday products, from paper to porcelain. Her experience in print design influences much of her work, which found its renaissance in new motherhood and refreshed faith. Amarilys is a Top Teacher on online teaching platform Skillshare, where she shares her creative techniques in bite-sized lessons that have been attended by more than 100,000 students. Amarilys lives in Rochester, Minnesota. See more of her work on watercolordevo.com.

• IntroductionThe ApproachThe Portfolio  1 ESSENTIAL SUPPLIESWatercolorsInksBrushesMarkersPapers  2 SIMPLIFYING THE FACEShedding IntimidationThe Darkest DarksIdentifying ProportionsHead MovementsSymmetry Is Important (But Symmetry Is a Myth)  3 BUILDING A FACEFace ShapesEnhancing Shapes: Adding Chin and EarsCreating EyesDrawing Eyes in PencilExpressive EyesPainting Eyes in WatercolorPainting a Set of EyesCreating NosesDrawing NosesPainting Noses in WatercolorCreating MouthsPainting Mouths in WatercolorPainting an Open SmilePainting ExpressionsDepicting HairPainting Hair, Step by Step  4 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHERPainting a Monochrome FaceNatural Skin TonesFaces in Full Color  5 PUMPING UP THE PERSONALITYVisual DiversityPainting Real People  6 NOT JUST DOODLESA Face-Infused Hobby: Urban SketchingFace-Focused Projects: Personalized Cards & GiftsFace-Filled Work  Parting WordsResourcesAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIndex