Classic Portrait Painting in Oils: Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Tones
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1440310610 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Saper lives in Phoenix, Arizona.. About the AuthorChris Saper is a portrait artist, teacher and author of Painting Beautiful Skin Tones With Color & Light, as well as two ArtistsNetwork.TV workshops, "Painting Oil Portraits in Warm Light with Chris Saper" and "Capturing the Beauty of Monochrome Oil Portraits." As a faculty member of the Portrait Society of America, she has participated in many classes, panels, critiques and countless portfolio reviews, developing a solid insight into the obstacles
Saper lives in Phoenix, Arizona.. Chris Saper is a portrait artist, teacher and author of Painting Beautiful Skin Tones With Color & Light, as well as two ArtistsNetwork.TV workshops, "Painting Oil Portraits in Warm Light with Chris Saper" and "Capturing the Beauty of Monochrome Oil Portraits." As a
Discover a simple approach to capturing a world of beautiful skin tonesChris Saper takes the mystery and guesswork out of portrait painting while leaving its joy fully intact. You'll get professional advice on working from life, using reference photos, and combining the two approaches to create realistic likenesses that say something about the way you view an individual's unique beauty and character. Regardless of your medium or skill level, the lessons inside will make painting skin colors easier, the process more enjoyable and your great results more predictable.. Inside you'll find:A series of 14 step-by-step demonstrations of 7 diverse subjects painted from life and from photos that illustrate the advantages of each approachTechniques for seeing and recording accurate colors at live sittings, and retaining that accuracy when working from photographic referencesTips on posing and lighting your subjects using both artificial and natural light sourcesExpert advice for shooting, selecting and working from reference photographs, including how to compose dynamic multiple-subject portraitsTechniques for painting eyes,
Classic Portrait Painting in Oils I gave this book the highest rating that I could because it is the best book on the subject I have found. I am an oil-painting enthusiast, and after 10 years or so, I am pursuing human portraiture. This book is a very quick study and reference guide to producting good portraits. It is very well written and, for such an easy read, it is comprehensive. One learns a wide range of skills, from multi-racia. Thumb nail sketches that "Nail-It" This is the perfect book for me because there is a thumb nail sketch for almost every skin tone. The salient point is to point the way not paint the way. Interestingly many portraits are painted from two approaches, one from the live model and second from a photograph. This is one of many reasons why I loved it. There is nothing to dislike in the book because Chris Saper says is there NO one and only . this is the foundation to the shingles of portrait making Chris Saper brings science and orderly method to the art of painting portraits. She teaches why the color is, and when you know why the color is, your art will improve. This book is appropriate and useful for anyone making portraits in any medium, including photography using Lightroom or Photoshop, and digital imaging. Don't guess what color, know what color and how to get it. Also buy her other book,