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Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils - Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Tones and More (Paperback, Revised)
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Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils - Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Tones and More (Paperback, Revised)
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How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters Mona Lisa. Girl
with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of
humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or
an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the beginning of
time. This expanded edition of Chris Saper's best-selling guide,
Classic Portrait Painting in Oils, reveals keys for mastering how
to paint beautiful portraits in oil to create soulful works of art.
Through easy-to-follow lessons and expert oil painting tips and
techniques, you'll find secrets for working from life, using
reference photos and more to create rich, realistic portraits
imbued with timeless character. 14 step-by-step demonstrations
teach how to paint 7 diverse subjects of varying skin tones from
life and from photographic reference Additional exercises reveal
expert oil painting techniques for defining facial details, like
eyes, mouths, wrinkles, facial hair and eyeglasses Professional
tips for working from life, including ideal session times, posing,
seeing and mixing color and even how to work with children The
basics of using natural, artificial, creative and "Rembrandt"
lighting to light your subject and convey a mood Expanded key
concepts of "perfect practice," the importance of regularly
painting subjects in real time and an insistence on excellent
photographic reference material, including a checklist for how to
take--and self-edit--your own quality photos New material on how to
approach and execute paid commissions, including step-by-step
demonstrations for painting both corporate and family subjects
Through Saper's universal techniques, painters of all skill levels
will learn to render more realistic portraits of every subject they
paint, with predictable and joyful results.
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