Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People
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Jean Pederson
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 14.2 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 228
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Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People
Expressive Portraits is a digital art book by Jean Pederson about painting people with watercolor and mixed media. This PDF edition is available as an instant download.
The book explores expressive portrait painting through artworks, practical methods, and attention to values, materials, facial features, poses, and natural light.
It is suited to artists and students developing their skills with water mediums and mixed media painting.
Book Overview
Jean Pederson presents a practical approach to painting expressive portraits. The book focuses on seeing and interpreting people through watercolor and mixed media rather than relying only on literal likeness.
Examples include paintings made with watercolor on cold-pressed paper, including portraits influenced by natural light, clothing, and surrounding materials. The book also includes technical information, a metric conversion chart, acknowledgments, and author information.
Category: Art
Author: Jean Pederson
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Watercolor approaches for expressive portrait painting.
- Mixed media methods for painting people.
- Examples using 140-lb. (300gsm) cold-pressed paper.
- Observations on values and subtle changes in a model’s face.
- Portraits shaped by natural light, clothing, and materials.
- A metric conversion chart for common measurements.
Why This Book Matters
Expressive Portraits connects portrait art with practical water-medium instruction. Its subject classification includes the human figure in art, watercolor painting technique, and mixed media painting technique.
The book also documents Jean Pederson’s artistic and teaching background. The supplied edition identifies North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., and includes information about its first-edition publication.
Book Details
| Title | Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People |
|---|---|
| Author | Jean Pederson |
| Publisher | North Light Books |
| Imprint | North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc. |
| Publication Location | 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236 |
| Copyright | 2008 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| ISBN | 978-1-58180-953-4 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60061-4-989 (EPUB) |
| eISBN | 978-1-44031-725-5 |
| Library of Congress Classification | ND2190.P43 2008 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2007020956 |
| Subject Classification | 1. Human figure in art. 2. Watercolor painting–Technique. 3. Mixed media painting–Technique. I. Title. |
| Edited by | Vanessa Lyman and Stefanie Laufersweiler |
| Designed by | Wendy Dunning |
| Production coordinated by | Matt Wagner |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 14.2 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 14917572 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 228 |
| Manufactured in | China |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download, and no physical copy will be shipped. Access is available after purchase.
The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps. Display quality may vary by device and application.
FAQ
When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase through the digital download.
Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital PDF download, with no physical shipping.
Which devices can open the file?
The PDF can be opened with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps.
Download Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People for a focused reference on watercolor, mixed media, and expressive portrait painting.
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