Painting portraits in watercolours is a difficult practice which requires great control, good drafting ability and knowledge of the small forms and planes that make up the face. Aimed at intermediate to advanced watercolour painters, this guide to portrait painting demonstrates how to structure a painting and emphasizes the importance of the elements and principles of design.
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Alex Powers, MY HERO,
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This review is from: Painting People in Watercolor: A Design Approach (Practical Art Books) (Paperback)
I have been reading and re-reading this book since December 1997. I have always had the desire to paint but never picked up a paintbrush because realistic painting did not leave me inspired to follow. The painting style that Alex Powers has in his work is what I have been searching for all my life. In writing about his personal style he encourages his readers to find their own style. I picked this book up several different times over a two week period before I finally bought it. I would love to attend a class that he teaches.
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The power behind portrait techniques,
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This is such an immensely informative book with an incredible range of effective techniques and written in such an inspirational way. The next step must be to attend an Alex Powers workshop - anybody out there that can help me?
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A Must-Have Book for Watercolor Portrait Artists,
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No well stocked watercolor library should be without this important book by Alex Powers. From understanding the human form to a thorough knowledge of design, Powers impacts an artist's skill. The work in this book guides in how to take your portraits from sterile mug shots to emotional works of art, full of drama and motion.
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There is more to drawing the head than drawing a circle with eyes, nose, and mouth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
major moving parts, twelve shapes, dominant design element, gouache white, value painter, vertical oval, toned paper, horizontal ovals, bottom wedge, watercolor charcoal, dark values, light shape, cool hues, background shapes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Myrtle Beach, Andrew Wyeth, Drawing the Features of the Head New!
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- Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe by Laurie Lisle on page 141, and Back Matter
- The Meaning of Art by Herbert Read in Back Matter
- Larry Rivers by Sam Hunter in Back Matter
- Edward Hopper (Rizzoli Art Series) by Rizzoli in Back Matter
- The Nigger of the Narcissus (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Joseph Conrad on page 139
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- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Watercolor by Marian Appellof in Front Matter
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