Playful Painting: People: Whimsical Projects and Clever Techniques for Painting Any Likeness—From Family and Friends to the Rich and Famous
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Playful Painting: People is a quirky take on portrait instruction—sharpen your skills with 16 step-by-step projects, among them a mixed-media Frida Kahlo, an '80s girl, an ad man, a Victorian couple, and Edgar Allen Poe. Creating portraits is fun and easy with Playful Painting: People. This colorful guide will have you creating beautiful portraits of women and men, as well as nature motifs and animals. Whether you’re an aspiring, beginning, or more advanced artist, you'll be working with affordable, approachable tools, such as colored pencil, gouache, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil, to create your own portraits. Every portrait is customizable, allowing you to add your own personal embellishments. Pick up a variety of tips and techniques that will show you how to paint whimsical patterns, accessories, and famous faces. There's even a section devoted to learning how to paint a self-portrait. Playful Painting: People isn’t just a collection of skills to learn; it’s a fun, fresh take on an age-old art form. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 TOOLS & MATERIALS......Page 10 PAINTING & DRAWING TIPS & TECHNIQUES......Page 14 COLOR THEORY BASICS......Page 18 ABOUT FACE......Page 22 Hand-Lettered Woman......Page 24 A Portrait of a Man Indoors......Page 30 Mixed-Media Frida Kahlo......Page 40 High-Fashion Girl......Page 48 Pattern Library......Page 53 Folk-Art Floral Female......Page 54 ’80s Girl......Page 60 Hipster Guy......Page 68 Unexpected Color Combinations......Page 74 Girl with Flowers in Her Hair......Page 80 Flower Library......Page 86 Victorian Couple......Page 88 Swing-Dancing Couple......Page 94 Edgar Allan Poe......Page 102 Woman in a Head Wrap......Page 110 Louis Armstrong......Page 116 Ad Man......Page 124 Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz......Page 130 PORTRAIT GALLERY......Page 138 ABOUT THE ARTIST......Page 146
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