Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces

Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating People and Portraits with Personality--Explore Watercolors, Inks, Markers, and More

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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In Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces, artist and popular Skillshare instructor Amarilys Henderson shares her practical and creative techniques for drawing and painting faces with style and personality.Gathering supplies. Consider the creative possibilities of watercolor, ink, and markers, and create a mobile sketch pack so you can capture faces and expressions on the go.Simplifying the face and identifying proportions. Use photos to simplify the face’s key elements, learn about facial proportions and factors and variables for placing facial features, and apply these concepts through a simple warm up using a single color to paint a face in multiple values.Facial shapes and features. Learn about the five basic facial shapes and how to modify the chin line, ears, and hairline, and how to draw and paint mouths, eyes, and noses and make alterations to show pose and personality. Mixing color. The pigments and brushes you’ll need to achieve a wide range of realistic skin tones, shadows, and expressions.Bringing faces to life. Navigate the process from start to finish, learn to adjust line quality to suggest different genders and ethnicities, and change up artistic styling to put a unique spin on your creations. Project ideas. Get inspired by some cool ways to apply your new skills: party invitations, repeat patterns, comic books, and more!Don’t be intimidated by the challenge of drawing and painting faces. Improve your face game with Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces!

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-06-02
Mått216 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt518 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor144
FörlagQuarto Publishing Group USA Inc
ISBN9781631598654

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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