Carole Massey clearly explains how to create beautiful watercolour figures and portraits. Using varied step-by-step demonstrations and her own inspirational paintings, she provides helpful advice on all the important elements of figure work, including anatomy, proportion, expression, movement and clothing. Illustrating how to capture the likeness of children and adults of all ages, she also explores how to mix skin tones, and how to create perspective using shadows and highlights. Sections are included on heads and hands, and the book contains information on painting figures in a composition. Watercolour has wonderful qualities which make it ideal for creating paintings full of life and colour. This easy-to-follow book contains all the necessary guidelines to help you develop your own style - In the Leisure Arts series
- Watercolour is the most popular medium
- An easy-to-follow guide which demystifies the figure painting process
Contents Introduction / Materials / Proportions / Life drawing / Figure drawing / Anatomy / Principal muscles / Heads / Features / Perspective / Hands / Colour mixing / Flesh tones / Highlights and shadows / Sketchbook work / Movement / Clothing / Figures in a composition / Small groups / Larger groups / Step-by-step demonstration / Step-by-step demonstration / Conclusion / Index Biographies: Carole Massey was born in Hertfordshire and studied at St. Alban's School of Art and Leicester School of Art & Design. After a career in advertising and graphic design, Carole returned to her first love, painting, full-time. She now teaches and runs weekend workshops, as well as organising painting holidays. Carole's work is exhibited widely, and she is particularly known for her celebrity portraits, mostly inspired by photographs. She uses a wide variety of media including acrylic, watercolour, pastel, pencil and monochrome.
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