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Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces shows readers at all skill levels how to draw and paint faces by confidently handling proportion and expression.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. The Approach
    2. The Portfolio
  2. 1 ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES
    1. Watercolors
    2. Inks
    3. Brushes
    4. Markers
    5. Papers
  3. 2 SIMPLIFYING THE FACE
    1. Shedding Intimidation
    2. The Darkest Darks
    3. Identifying Proportions
    4. Head Movements
    5. Symmetry Is Important (But Symmetry Is a Myth)
  4. 3 BUILDING A FACE
    1. Face Shapes
    2. Enhancing Shapes: Adding Chin and Ears
    3. Creating Eyes
    4. Drawing Eyes in Pencil
    5. Expressive Eyes
    6. Painting Eyes in Watercolor
    7. Painting a Set of Eyes
    8. Creating Noses
    9. Drawing Noses
    10. Painting Noses in Watercolor
    11. Creating Mouths
    12. Painting Mouths in Watercolor
    13. Painting an Open Smile
    14. Painting Expressions
    15. Depicting Hair
    16. Painting Hair, Step by Step
  5. 4 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
    1. Painting a Monochrome Face
    2. Natural Skin Tones
    3. Faces in Full Color
  6. 5 PUMPING UP THE PERSONALITY
    1. Visual Diversity
    2. Painting Real People
  7. 6 NOT JUST DOODLES
    1. A Face-Infused Hobby: Urban Sketching
    2. Face-Focused Projects: Personalized Cards & Gifts
    3. Face-Filled Work
  8. Parting Words
  9. Resources
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. About the Author
  12. Index