Creative Portraits in Watercolor

Name: Creative Portraits in Watercolor
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780760382424
Price: 49.99 NZD
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Learn to Paint Faces and Characters with Beginner-Friendly Lessons - Explore Watercolor, Ink, Gouache, and More

By Ana Santos

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Creative Portraits in Watercolor by Ana Santos explores the enchanting world of watercolour art, guiding you on how to create expressive portraits. The book offers a blend of technical advice and creative inspiration, providing step-by-step tutorials and insight into using different watercolour techniques to enhance your artistic skills. Perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike, it aims to unleash creativity while mastering the nuances of watercolour portraiture.
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If you are fascinated by the world of portraiture and eager to explore the expressive potential of watercolour, this book offers inspiring techniques and insights. It may appeal to those who appreciate combining vivid colours with delicate brushwork to capture the essence of human faces in a creative and imaginative way.

With Creative Portraits in Watercolor, you’ll learn creative techniques for capturing a unique and stunning likeness using watercolor and other art mediums.

Description

Learn to create gorgeous portraits in watercolour using easy techniques. Written and illustrated by Ana Santos, an artist and illustrator and a popular online instructor, Creative Portraits in Watercolor presents simple step-by-step demonstrations and beginner-level exercises to create expressive, imaginative portraits.

You'll learn about:

Essential Materials. Types of watercolour paint, papers, brushes, and other supplies.

Colour. Its essential characteristics, plus the colour wheel, harmonies, contrasts, and creating palettes.

How to Work with Watercolour. Fundamental methods, brushstrokes, transparencies, gradients, and techniques for creating areas of light.

Proportions of the Face. Basic proportions and feature positions for front, profile, and three-quarter views, plus creating imaginary faces and transferring reference images.

Creative Portraits. Discover more than 20 fun exercises that explore painting portraits using key colour wheel palettes, mixed media combinations, and thought-provoking techniques.

With Creative Portraits in Watercolor, you'll learn how to achieve stunning results with simple techniques.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760382424

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Quarry Books

Illustration: 200+ color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 635g

Pages: 144

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Ana Santos Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Non-Fiction

About the Author

Ana Santos graduated from the University of Salamanca with a degree in Fine Arts, specializing in drawing and graphic design. In addition to her work as an illustrator and designer for a variety of clients, she teaches drawing and painting classes in person as well as on the online teaching platform Domestika. Ana lives in Salamanca, Spain. To learn more, visit anasantosilustracion.com or @anasantos_illustration on Instagram.