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Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits

Spiral bound

Main Details

Title Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William F. Powell
Physical Properties
Format:Spiral bound
Pages:48
Dimensions(mm): Height 241,Width 171
Category/GenrePainting and paintings
ISBN/Barcode 9781560109907
ClassificationsDewey:752
Audience
General
Illustrations 50 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Walter Foster Publishing
Imprint Walter Foster Publishing
Publication Date 1 May 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

The perfect guide for any aspiring portrait artist, this book includes recipes for more than 500 skin tones using either acrylic or oil paints. Each page features a master-mix for a particular skin colour, plus recipes for all of its variations, such as highlights or shadows. The book covers a wide range of skin tones, from Caucasian to Latino and East Indian hues, and artists will also find recipes for a variety of hair, eye and lip colours. "Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits" includes a colour-mixing grid for measuring and is packaged in a concealed wire-o bound book that lies flat when opened, making this product convenient for any artist.

Author Biography

Recognized as one of America's foremost colourists, William F. Powell has taught art classes and workshops for 35 years in various art media. Today he is an extremely popular author, and he attracts more admirers each year with the numerous titles he has produced for Walter Foster Publishing, including Color Mixing Recipes he originally conceptualized, designed and illustrated himself.