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Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People
Author(s): Jean Pederson (Author)
- Publisher: North Light Books
- Publication Date: 20 Dec. 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 1581809530
- ISBN-13: 9781581809534
Book Description
Explains how to capture the complexity of the human face and figure in an instructional handbook that demonstrates how to convey the mood and emotion of a subject, covering every aspect of working with a variety of media, including compositional issues, combining media, capturing accurate skin tones, and accurate rendering of the human form. 20,000 first printing.
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About the Author
Jean Pederson is a contributing editor for The Artist’s Magazine and has written for Watercolor Magic as well. Her work has won several awards and in addition to appearing in F+W magazines, her work has appeared in International Artist and Splash 8 and Splash 9. She is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour and other professional organizations. She has a background in education and teaches workshops around the globe. She lives in Calgary, Alberta Canada. www.jeanpederson.com
