Portrait Painting in Watercolor

Portrait Painting in Watercolor
Author: Charles Reid
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1973
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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

Realistic Watercolor Portraits

Realistic Watercolor Portraits
Author: Suzanna Winton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2010-12-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440313997

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!

Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor

Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor
Author: Mary Whyte
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0823026787

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.

Painting Watercolor Portraits That Glow

Painting Watercolor Portraits That Glow
Author: Jan Kunz
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998-06
Genre: Portrait painting
ISBN: 9780891349341

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

Painting People in Watercolor

Painting People in Watercolor
Author: Alex Powers
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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.

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits
Author: William F. Powell
Publisher: Walter Foster
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1600588921

Learn to mix virtually any skin tone in oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints with the recipes and acrylic mixing grid in Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor.

Learn to Paint Portraits Quickly

Learn to Paint Portraits Quickly
Author: Hazel Soan
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2022-02-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1849947813

Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan delivers a concise and approachable guide to portrait painting, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you are using watercolour, oils or acrylic, Learn to Paint Portraits Quickly explains the key elements of catching a likeness in portrait painting in a mixture of mediums. The book is filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises that can be digested in a short period of time, and written in an accessible way for all artists to learn about portraiture. The key elements of portraiture covered in this concise book include: Finding the likeness Creating form – the light and shade The facial features Painting the hair Skin tone and colouring The body, clothing and background Illustrated with Hazel's magnificent, colourful paintings, and with practical advice and demonstrations throughout, this book is the perfect tool to help beginners master portrait painting – quickly.

Secrets to Painting Realistic Faces in Watercolor

Secrets to Painting Realistic Faces in Watercolor
Author: Carrie Stuart Parks
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-03-23
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781440309045

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

Expressive Portraits

Expressive Portraits
Author: Jean Pederson
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-11-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781581809534

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!

Cats, Portraits in Watercolor

Cats, Portraits in Watercolor
Author: Donna Fenstermaker
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1105859290

This book contains 38 images of original watercolors of cats, all sizes, shapes and colors. The paintings, cat portraits, are by Donna Fenstermaker, artist and teacher. All the cats portrayed in this book were rescues. Fiest your eyes on the sumptious watercolors and get aquainted with some of her menagerie.