Synopsis
Titles in Barron's growing Art Answers series provide practical, on-the-spot answers to questions every artist confronts while working on a project, such as:
Best ways to organize workspace Best materials to select for particular projects Reliable answers for building confidence and producing fine results . . . and more.
Each Art Answers title focuses on a specific art medium or genre and presents step-by-step tips and instruction. Books feature more than 100 how-to illustrations and have sturdy Flexbinding covers that will stand up to wear-and-tear on field trips. Portrait Painting covers a wide array of topics, including:
Character, proportion, and angles Creating effects through color and texture Exploring different styles Animal portraiture . . . and much more.
About the Author
Tricia Reichert, formerly a nationally accredited high school teacher in Britain, came to the US with her husband in 1978. For the past 25 years, Tricia has studied and practiced drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. She specialises in the art of portraiture, of animals and people, and her other areas of expertise and interest include many forms of printmaking and figurative sculpture. She now works as a professional portrait painter and art teacher. Pastel is her medium of choice for portraits but she also works in many different mediums including, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, oil, printmaking, (etchings, woodcuts, linocuts, solar prints), and figurative clay sculpture.
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