Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists

Award-winning artist Steve Forster received his MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art (NYAA), and also attended the Florence Academy of Art in Italy, where he met his wife, Rebecca. Since 2014 Steve and Rebecca have been Co-Directors of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art (LIAFA) in Glen Cove, New York. He currently teaches painting at LIAFA and previously taught painting at NYAA for almost 15 years. Steve blends digital painting and a love of traditional media to create unique contemporary portrait stories. His paintings are regularly exhibited in solo and group shows nationally. Steve was born in Boston, spent most of his life in central Florida, and now lives in Glen Cove, New York. Steve and Rebecca have three kids, Elijah, Evie, and William.steveforster.netInstagram: @steverforsterpaintingsLong Island Academy of Fine Art: liafa.com

• CONTENTSForeword by Stephen Bauman About the Author Introduction: Separating Your Drawing Problems from Your Color ProblemsPart I: Drawing as a Foundation for Color1 | Getting Started with DrawingDrawing MaterialsEditing Your PhotosDigitally Altered Photos2 | Portrait Drawing Concepts: What to DrawFacial ArmatureMeasuring and ProportionThe Four Most Important ProportionsCenterline of the HeadConnecting to the CenterFeature CentersTriangulation Wire Structure: An Invisible RoadmapShape Design: An Intuitive Impression 3 | Portrait Drawing Techniques: How to DrawUsing Graphite and Charcoal TogetherCharcoal TechniqueEarly Stages of DrawingGhostingDemonstration: Drawing for a Painting—Graphite and CharcoalPart II: Dynamic Flesh Color4 | Getting Started with PaintingPainting MaterialsMy Color ChoicesUsing Color Transparently vs. OpaquelyÉbauche: Transitioning from Drawing to Painting5 | Visualizing Color ConceptsMunsell Color System Hue, Value, and ChromaHue as It Relates to Pigments and Warm/CoolValue as It Relates to FormChroma as It Relates to Flesh ToneHue as It Relates to Flesh Color DiversityAmplifying Color Information for DiversityA Way of Thinking About How to Create Color Diversity on the Palette6 | Palette StrategiesCreating a Flesh Palette MatrixCreating a Flesh Color FiestaColor Flowers7 | Alternative Techniques in PaintingUnderpainting Technique Demonstration: Color Spot PaintingMarbleizing ColorMarbleizing vs. BlendingBlending: The Agony and the Ecstasy Demonstration: Alla PrimaAbstract StartHolding On to Abstract MomentsBrushstroke Variety8 | Advanced Color ConceptsClassical Flesh ModelEthnicity and ComplexionClassical Flesh Model with Color Diversity and the Anatomy of LightColor Interpretation and Aesthetics9 | Understanding Color and LightThe Compressed RainbowAtmospheric ConditionsCompressed Rainbow with a ModelCool and WarmColor Planes of the HeadCinematic Lighting for Mood10 | The Physical Realities of PaintThick Paint Is PowerfulOiling Out and Glazing InA Test of ChromaCompeting with a Modern Sense of ColorValue and Chroma in Shadows ResourcesAcknowledgments Index

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