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Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils - by Chris Saper (Paperback)

Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils - by  Chris Saper (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An expanded edition of the author's Classic portrait painting in oils, originally published in 2012.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters</b> <p/> Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the beginning of time. This expanded edition of Chris Saper's best-selling guide, <i>Classic Portrait Painting in Oils</i>, reveals keys for mastering how to paint beautiful portraits in oil to create soulful works of art. Through easy-to-follow lessons and expert oil painting tips and techniques, you'll find secrets for working from life, using reference photos and more to create rich, realistic portraits imbued with timeless character. <p/> - 14 step-by-step demonstrations teach how to paint 7 diverse subjects of varying skin tones from life and from photographic reference<br> - Additional exercises reveal expert oil painting techniques for defining facial details, like eyes, mouths, wrinkles, facial hair and eyeglasses<br> - Professional tips for working from life, including ideal session times, posing, seeing and mixing color and even how to work with children<br> - The basics of using natural, artificial, creative and "Rembrandt" lighting to light your subject and convey a mood<br> - Expanded key concepts of "perfect practice," the importance of regularly painting subjects in real time and an insistence on excellent photographic reference material, including a checklist for how to take--and self-edit--your own quality photos<br> - New material on how to approach and execute paid commissions, including step-by-step demonstrations for painting both corporate and family subjects<br>Through Saper's universal techniques, painters of all skill levels will learn to render more realistic portraits of every subject they paint, with predictable and joyful results.

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