Painting People in Watercolor


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A fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor! In Painting People in Watercolor, Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on working with watercolor, mastering the principals of design, and understanding the fundamentals of portrait painting. Powers takes the inquiring artist beyond photorealistic painting and acquaints painters with the human form from a design perspective. Shifting the focus from subject matter to composition and aesthetics, Powers demonstrates how you can enjoy watercolor painting by expressively capturing character in faces and figures. An abundance of Powers's paintings illustrate the theories and techniques covered. The culmination of 23 years of Powers's painting experience, Painting People in Watercolor provides clarity and insight on successful watercolor painting techniques for novice to advanced students and doubles as a guide for teachers. 175 color plates; 100 black & white illustrations.




Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor


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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.




Putting People in Your Paintings


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Capture the essence of people in your paintings Add a personal touch to you watercolors with 11 step-by-step demonstrations that cover people in a variety of scenes and situations. Award-winning artist, Laurel Hart, gives you the techniques you need to capture the living, breathing essence of people. Inside you'll find: • Tips for seeing the basic shapes of your subject using lighting and shading techniques • Easy methods for successful design and composition • Techniques for translating photographs into compelling, beautiful paintings • Complete instruction for placing people in settings including cityscapes, landscapes and interiors Laurel guides you through the process with practical tips, chapter summaries and motivational "Hart-felt insights" that will inspire you to see the beauty of your subject and transfer your emotional response to watercolor. Putting People in Your Paintings gives you all the tools you need to make your paintings come alive!




Learn How to Draw and Paint People For the Beginner - Step By Step Guide to Drawing Harry with Pencil, Charcoal, Pastels, Airbrush Watercolors and Cartoons


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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Materials How to draw a Harry Potter Cartoon: Drawing Harry’s Body: DrawingHarry in different poses: Light source and Cast Shadow: Cartoon Eyes: Other Characters and Creatures: A. Phoenix B. Severus Snape C. Blue Pixy D. Grindylow Various Gags and Caricatures Cartoons: The Basics: • Sphere • Cone • Cube • Cylinder How to render a Harry with pencils: Charcoal Painting • Shaving the Charcoal • Rendering Using Charcoal • Tips to Remember Rendering Harry Potter in Charcoal Learning about Colors Pastel Painting • Shaving your Pastels • Various ways to blend using Pastels • Additional Techniques: Rendering Harry Potter in Pastels: Watercolor Painting How to Create Color Value Chart Application and Techniques in Watercolor • How to Use the Paintbrush • How to Mix your Watercolor • How to Create a Wash • Rendering the Sphere • How to color Sphere using two colors and blending technique Painting Ginny and Harry in Watercolor Airbrush Painting • Airbrush cleaners and Alcohol • Airbrush and its Mechanism • Maintenance and Troubleshooting • How to Hold an Airbrush: • Basic Airbrush Exercises: Airbrushing Harry Potter Author Bio Introduction: I knew you had read the book, saw the movie, and even bought merchandises of our young favorite wizard from Hogwarts (alright, I know it’s the school of witchcraft and wizardry and not the place which can be found in the map), but have you consider to learn how to draw Harry Potter in pencil or in any art mediums, and this eBook is all about it,so before we begin, let me congratulate you for picking up this eBook, as I’m going to teach you how to draw Harry from cartoon to another form of art works: pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor and even airbrush, yes you heard me right. So what do you need learn these artworks?Simple I listed the things you need in the materials, they can all be found in any art stores or art suppliers, so visit and check for the availability of the materials, and it also nice to make friends with your art supplier, as he would be happy to assist you for the things that you will be needing, and even give you a call if the materials if in stock or available. Dedicate by reading and practicing all the exercises in each sections of art medium, set a good time for you alone and focus in drawing and soon you will be a true versatile artist not just drawing Harry Potter, as you can use this method when drawing other people faces,even the faces of your love ones: parents, relatives, friends, neighbors and boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. So have fun drawing Harry Potter, let him inspire you magically.




Playful Painting: People


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Playful Painting: People is a quirky take on portrait instruction—sharpen your skills with 16 step-by-step projects, among them a mixed-media Frida Kahlo, an '80s girl, an ad man, a Victorian couple, and Edgar Allen Poe. Creating portraits is fun and easy with Playful Painting: People. This colorful guide will have you creating beautiful portraits of women and men, as well as nature motifs and animals. Whether you’re an aspiring, beginning, or more advanced artist, you'll be working with affordable, approachable tools, such as colored pencil, gouache, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil, to create your own portraits. Every portrait is customizable, allowing you to add your own personal embellishments. Pick up a variety of tips and techniques that will show you how to paint whimsical patterns, accessories, and famous faces. There's even a section devoted to learning how to paint a self-portrait. Playful Painting: People isn’t just a collection of skills to learn; it’s a fun, fresh take on an age-old art form.




Watercolor Success in Four Steps


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· Learn to paint a variety of subjects with watercolor in 4 simple steps · Understand the basics of watercolor painting with tried-and-true techniques · Contains 150 painting projects to choose from, including fruits, vegetables, jewels, sea animals, flowers, household items, and more · Each project includes a sample selection of colors · Perfect for beginning artists, no experience necessary




Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces


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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!




Painting Vibrant Watercolors


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Paint Watercolors that Shine! Make the most of watercolor's fresh, vibrant nature through light, color and contrast. In the first few chapters, artist Soon Y. Warren helps you lay the groundwork - everything from choosing and lighting subjects to color theory and perspective. Then, follow along with a thrilling series of step-by-step demonstrations to put your ideas into action for paintings that shine! • Learn how color, value, contrast and composition affect the impact of your paintings • Discover the plans and techniques you'll need for successful, realistic watercolors • Follow 16 demonstrations to create brilliant paintings • Paint a variety of subjects, including still life, landscapes, water scenes, flowers, architecture and animals This book is the perfect balance of classic theory and hands-on technique. Engaging and easy-to-follow instruction gives you a solid foundation so you can take your work to the next level as you create dynamic paintings.







Painting In The People's Republic Of China


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The relationship between politics and art in any society should not be seen simply as one of cause and effect. Political and artistic issues are linked to one another through a complex network of interactions and associations. In the People's Republic of China, where all aspects of society are directly related to politics, and where the creation of art is in itself considered a political act, this relationship is more clearly defined than elsewhere, though no less complicated. In China, the government plays a direct and active role in overseeing the nation's artistic production, and in determining the criteria for critical judgment. This study is divided into three sections. Chapter 1 outlines the major statements of artistic policy and the theoretical structure upon which the. policies are based. Chapter 2 deals with the effect of the artistic policies upon artists, and the reactions of painters to the political demands placed upon them. The third chapter will focus on the experiences of three such artists, Kuan Shan-yueh, Li K'o-jan and Ch'ien Sung-yen. All three specialize in landscape, a genre that has been especially problematic, and all three incorporate both Western techniques and traditional Chinese methods of drawing.