Book - PAINTING WOMEN'S PORTRAITS - Joe Singer

152 paged hardcover book in good condition. Dust jacket pretty grubby and a bit tatty. Has previous owner's label on first page.

Analyzing the Problems ~ Visualizing the Portrait ~ Planning

Posing and Composing ~ Clothing and Props ~ Lighting and Values

Color ~ Painting Procedures ~ Step-by-Step Demonstrations

CONTENTS:

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

ANALYZING THE PORTRAIT - Breaking down the problems - Purpose of the portrait - Physical aspects of your sitter - Assessing her emotional traits - What does she want from her portrait? - What do you hop to accomplish?

VISUALIZING THE PORTRAIT - Setting the mood - Formal or informal approach - Choosing a background - Shape and size of the portrait - Lifesize, Under-lifesize, Over-lifesize - Summing up

CLOTHING AND PROPS - Costume - Jewelry and eyeglasses - Cosmetics - The challenge of dyed hair - What about hands? - Draperies, Screens and Furniture

POSING AND COMPOSING - Sitting, standing and other poses - Full-face, Three-quarter-face or profile? - Choosing the perspective and angle - The model stand - How much air - Purpose in pose and composition

LIGHTING AND VALUES - Nine values in painting - Six kinds of values - High, medium or low key - Angle and direction of light - Direct or diffused light - Artificial or natural light - The outdoor portrait - Warm or cool light - Best light for a woman's portrait - Summing up

COLOR - Warm and cool colors - Selecting your palette of colors - Selecting an overall color scheme - Dull or intense color - Mastering color - Some general skin tone mixtures - Color in backgrounds - Choosing colors for the subject

MATERIALS - Colors - Canvas and other surfaces - Brushes and knives - Easels - Mediums, varnishes and solvents - The palette - Mirror - Screens and draperies - other equipment

PAINTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES - The problem of flattery - Achieving a likeness - Use of photographs - Edges - Textures - Alla Prima technique - Underpainting and overpainting - Some technical notes - Setting up - The preliminary sketch - Painting the portrait - What to leave out - Knowing when to stop

COLOR GALLERY

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