Paint People in Acrylic with Lee Hammond

Finally a portrait drawing book that's head-and-shoulders above the rest!Paint People in Acrylic With Lee HammondYou are this close to buying the perfect book for first-time people painters! This fantastic book combines the easy-to-use medium of acrylic paints with beginner-friendly instruction designed to help you achieve realistic likenesses.With Lee Hammond's simple step-by-step approach you'll learn how to start with a basic foundation of color then add layer after layer gradually building towards a likeness. (Sound easy? It is!) A whopping 50 step-by-step demonstrations teach you basic techniques how to paint individual facial features and ultimately how to accurately portray subjects of every age complexion and ethnicity. Ten start-to-finish portrait demos bring it all together.Along the way Lee shares her best tips from her 20 years of teaching experience: what colors to mix to get skin an easy trick for adding a hint of color to cheeks what makes a good background and expert advice on:Painting notoriously tricky elements like eyes ears teeth hair and clothingCapturing the look of age and the glow of youthWorking from a reference photoUsing the grid technique to simplify portraits and create an accurate preliminary sketchEven if you've never before painted in acrylics this book will give you a great head start on the fun art of painting people!

Paperback: 128 pages

Publisher: North Light Books (November 15 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1581807988

ISBN-13: 978-1581807981

Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces