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Capturing the Magic of Children in Your Paintings

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Although the cover of this book didn't excite me, the artwork and information inside certainly did. Jessica Zemsky focusses mainly on gouache paintings, but also has a sufficient sample of watercolor, pencil, oil, and pastel work. I especially love the poses she uses for the children's portraits. They are full of life and much different from the traditional "posed" look. The book is full of great ideas, from the expressive color of her gouache and oil painting to the sensitivity and softness of her pencil and pastel work. She includes color recipes for mixing various colors, using combinations you would not normally think of. This is a wonderfully inspirational book for those wishing to paint children.

I just love this artist's work in her book on painting children mostly with gouache paints. I wish I could capture her style. I am working on it! She is fabulous! I love Amazon for all it offers!

I am not an artist, just a collecter of Jessica Zemsky's paintings. I bought the book to have on the coffee table, several of my paintings are in her illustrations. It is a fine book for my purpose.