Realistic Watercolor Portraits

Author : Suzanna Winton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440313998

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Realistic Watercolor Portraits by Suzanna Winton Pdf

Portraits have the power to capture a likeness that touches the soul. You can learn to paint realistic portraits with artistry following the guidance in this inspirational book. Nine complete step-by-step demonstrations show you how to use watercolors to build portraits that come to life with realism and personality. Each demonstration features a different person—so you can explore a range of ages, skin tones, facial features, hair tones and textures—mastering each detail at your own pace. Even if you are a beginner, success is within your reach as you learn how to: • Place an image properly • Capture a likeness and add character • Paint realistic skin tones • Fix mistakes without starting over • Edit visual information for greater impact • Capture the textures of clothing and accessories • Select and paint a background that supports the portrait With this guide on your side, you can achieve the portraits you've always dreamed of painting. Get started today. Great portraits await!

Author : Carrie Stuart Parks,Rick Parks
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440309043

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Secrets to Painting Realistic Faces in Watercolor by Carrie Stuart Parks,Rick Parks Pdf

Paint Lively, Expressive Watercolor Portraits Ready to unlock the secrets of watercolor? With the masterful instruction of Carrie Stuart Parks and Rick Parks, success is within your reach. In this beginner-friendly guide, Carrie and Rick shares their 30-plus years of experience as artists and instructors to give you the tools and techniques for painting lively, realistic watercolor portraits you can be proud of. Detailed step-by-step demonstrations and lots of tips and sidebars help you avoid mistakes, stay loose and have fun. In addition to complete information on supplies and materials, each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of watercolor portrait painting, visually teaching you how to: Handle watercolors with confidence using washes, masking, underpainting and a "less-is-more" approach Map out great compositions by using grids, transferring the drawing, choosing colors and applying masking in the right places Convey light and dark values with precision and impact for striking, lifelike portraits Paint beautiful hair in all styles, colors and textures by building tones gradually Avoid common watercolor missteps (and learn to fix the ones you couldn't help) by following a whole chapter of advice just for those "oops" moments Gain the confidence to "step out of your comfort zone" and work to establish your own distinct and expressive painting style Leave your frustration and fear of watercolor in the past. With Carrie Stuart Parks and Rick Parks you have all the guidance you need to paint the faces you love with skill and style. Get started today! "I want you to have every secret, every tool, every technique, every shortcut, and every success in your painting. I want you to feel that you've found your true artistic style and expression with this medium." —bestselling author and artist, Carrie Stuart Parks

Author : Mary Whyte
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780823026784

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Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor by Mary Whyte Pdf

Using clear and concise language and in-depth, step-by-step demonstrations, author and renowned artist Mary Whyte guides beginning and intermediate watercolorists through the entire painting process, from selecting materials to fundamental techniques to working with models. Going beyond the practical application of techniques, Whyte helps new artists learn to capture not just the model's physical likeness, but their unique personality and spirit. Richly illustrated, the book features Mary Whyte's vibrant empathetic watercolors and works by such masters of watercolor as Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Georgia O'Keeffe.

Author : Jan Kunz
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998-06
Category : Portrait painting
ISBN : 0891349340

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Painting Watercolor Portraits That Glow by Jan Kunz Pdf

Here's detailed step-by-step instruction to painting accurate, lively and brilliantly colorful portraits.

Author : Charles Reid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015055869989

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Portrait Painting in Watercolor by Charles Reid Pdf

Guides the reader through a complete, step-by-step tour of the watercolor materials and methods needed to create expressive, masterful portraits.

Author : David Thomas
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781781264683

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Drawing & Painting Portraits in Watercolour by David Thomas Pdf

Portraiture is one of the most rewarding painting disciplines. In this book, experienced portrait artist David Thomas shows that it need not be intimidating. Learn to use watercolour, pencil and charcoal to produce fresh and approachable portraits invested with life and character.

Author : Anna Mason
Publisher : SearchPress+ORM
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781781263938

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Anna Mason's Watercolour World by Anna Mason Pdf

Learn to find inspiration, plan your approach, and create stunning watercolour paintings inspired by the natural world. Anna’s vibrant, detailed and uplifting watercolours have earned her worldwide recognition. In this, her second book, she goes beyond flowers to explore her inspirations from across the natural world, including fruit, birds and animals. The book gives you a very personal insight into Anna’s way of working; with clarity and warmth she will help you find inspiration, choose scale and composition, see things correctly and work with discipline and flow until you produce fabulous work of your own. Packed with advice and inspiring finished pieces, this gorgeous book guides the reader through Anna’s method of working with a variety of beautiful step-by-step projects and exercises. It is suitable for beginners or for more experienced artists looking to refine their style or try some new techniques. “This book is glorious in every sense, from the beautiful cover to the absolutely stunning paintings throughout the book, this is something to bring joy on the dullest of days. . . . This beautiful book is packed full of helpful advice, how to garden, how to photograph, and how to paint from those photographs, how to understand colour, form and texture.” —My Creative Notebook “This engaging guide to painting a wide variety of natural subjects is packed with information and inspiration. . . . This is an intriguing, enthralling and thoroughly enjoyable book.” —The SAA Catalogue

Author : Mario Andres Robinson
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781580934459

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Lessons in Realistic Watercolor by Mario Andres Robinson Pdf

In the tradition of American painters such as Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and John Singer Sargent, Mario Andres Robinson shows us how to create beautiful, timeless, classical watercolor paintings through the use of simple, yet sophisticated, contemporary techniques every watercolorist needs to know. Many artists find watercolor difficult to control and are often disappointed with the results. The water meanders across the surface of the paper and, given the proper nuance by the artist’s brush, it will reluctantly settle. Robinson’s approach to the medium of watercolor is primarily traditional but his methods are unconventional. Robinson simplifies the process and teaches artists to layer colors from light to dark and to focus on the highlighted areas first. He teaches that the values should be established in the beginning stages of the painting, using a monochromatic block-in that allows you to glaze pure layers of color over a muted gray underpainting. The results produce more sophisticated, subtle paintings. Further, his “live in the moment” approach embraces watercolor’s unpredictability as part of the process, the end result being a painting with intensity, spontaneity, and beauty. Inspiring, concise, and practical, Mario Andres Robinson gives watercolorists of every skill level—from beginner to advanced to professional—encouraging advice and the must-have materials and techniques information they need to take their realistic painting to the next level, such as: Essential Studio Practices • Materials and Tools • Exploring Your Subject • The Importance of Drawing • Watercolor Techniques • Considering Value • Incorporating Color • Overcoming Watercolor Challenges • An Artist’s Life Richly illustrated, the book features over 100 of Robinson’s luminous, emotive watercolors; works by past and present watercolor masters, including John James Audubon, Henry Casselli, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Michael Lowery, John Singer Sargent, and Stephen Scott Young; 8 in-depth step-by-step painting demonstrations; color charts; product illustrations; and diagrams.

Author : Billy Showell
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781781269558

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Watercolour Flower Portraits by Billy Showell Pdf

Author : Jean Pederson
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 1581809530

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Expressive Portraits by Jean Pederson Pdf

Paint beautiful and expressive portraits by combining watercolor with other mediums! What makes an eye-popping, eye-stopping portrait? It's all about contrast and the play of opposites, round shape against square, light against dark, transparent with opaque. Combining mediums allows you to push the inherent properties of each for a lively play of opposites. You'll be able to paint glorious lights, richer darks, intriguing texture and mysterious passages that create mood and a strong sense of place, space and character. Jean Pederson gives you all the advice and instruction you need to paint beautiful, expressive portraits filled with life and spirit. Let your portraits speak to the world!

Author : Sueellen Ross
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999-08-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0891349006

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Paint Radiant Realism in Watercolor, Ink & Colored Pencil by Sueellen Ross Pdf

Using a combination of drawing and painting, Sue Ellen Ross attracts artists to her classes to help watercolour artists draw better and pen and ink devotees enter the world of painting safely. This guide explains her unique techniques and styles.'

Author : Charlie O'Shields
Publisher : Doodlewash Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780960021925

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Sketching Stuff by Charlie O'Shields Pdf

Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.

Author : Hiroko Shibasaki
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781462923366

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Japanese Style Watercolor Portraits by Hiroko Shibasaki Pdf

The ability to capture a realistic likeness requires expert guidance! Japanese Style Watercolor Portraits provides the professional guidance and all of the expert tips and techniques you need to succeed at creating beautiful, realistic watercolor portraits. With 48 step-by-step lessons covering tools, techniques, sketching, painting and finishing, this book makes learning fun and effective. It will take you through each step of the watercolor portrait process, from choosing a paper size and sketching your subject to layering in the colors and rendering the fine details. Author Hiroko Shibasaki provides expert guidance on the best materials to use along with many insightful tips that every artist should know. The portraits presented in the 12 comprehensive painting tutorials express a distinctively Japanese aesthetic. The subjects in the foreground are rendered in exquisite detail, while the backgrounds are only subtly suggested. This technique places the emphasis on the masterful portraits, leaving it to the viewer's imagination to fill in the peripheral details. The lessons in this book cover all the key topics, including: Working with a model Completing the sketch Preparing and mixing paints Blocking in skin tones Rendering details such as facial features, hairstyles and clothing Blending and shading the colors And much more!

Author : Jane Blundell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1006351574

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Watercolour Triads by Jane Blundell Pdf

Following from 'The Ultimate Mixing Palette: a World of Colours', which explored two-colour mixing using a 15-colour palette, this book looks at working with watercolour triads. The book shows triad wheels and charts for a range of triads, with sample paintings and sketches showing the triads in action. The triads are cross-referenced with mixes in the previous book.

Author : Justin Maas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440354618

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Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits Step by Step by Justin Maas Pdf

"As long as humans have been alive, we have drawn." ~Justin Maas Drawing is the most essential of all visual arts. Everyone, from sculptors to painters, draws in one form or another. It is also the simplest and most affordable form of artistic expression. All you need is a pencil and paper to make something magical. But to create a successful portrait, one must understand how to capture a person’s likeness--their spirit--and portray it in graphite. In Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits, artist and teacher Justin Maas provides a step-by-step guide for both novice and experience portraitists looking to enhance their skillsets. His tried-and-true techniques for mastering the basics and accurately rendering proportion, placement and nuance when drawing the head and face will help you add energy and life to your drawings and create recognizable and moving portraits. In this book: • Lessons in drawing basics, including value, line, shadow, light and anatomy • How to work from both reference photographs and live models, plus tips for selecting your subjects • Step-by-step demos to create crucial features, such as eyes, ears, and hair • Methods for building successful portraits, including the grid method, the tracing method and the author's own Maas method • 15 detailed step-by-step portrait-drawing demos with subjects of different ages, genders and ethnicities • A gallery of additional portrait examples in both black-and-white and full color