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Painting Children's Portraits in Pastel by Wende
Caporale – Hardcover, 128 pages (October 2001) International
Artist Publishing (Wende is the wife of Daniel E. Greene).
Reader review: I purchased this book last fall
and was blown away by the remarkable works of Ms Capole.
In January of 2004 I had the wonderful opportunity to
attend her first portrait workshop. There I was able to
view several of the origional paintings in person and
can say that the color quality of the book's photos are
true to life. The instructions are presented in an organized,
concise manner along with corrosponding step by step photos.
If you cannot attend one of Wende's workshops, this book
is your second best option!
Painting Beautiful Skin Tones With Color & Light in Oil, Pastel
and Watercolor by
Chris Saper Hardcover: 127 pages Publisher:
North Light Books (August 2001)
Written by Stroke of Genius artist Chris
Saper. Artists constantly tell us that they
need guidance for rendering skin tones in their portraiture.
This book helps them overcome this elusive challenge by
providing a clear set of easy-to-follow principles for
painting a variety of skin tones in three major mediums--oil,
pastel and watercolor. The first chapter is rooted in
the basics, showing artists how to recognize and use the
five major elements of painting: drawing, value, color,
composition and edges. From there, artists learn how to
work with light, shadow and color to effectively capture
the beautiful skin tones of various ethnic groups, including
Caucasian, Asian, African-American and Hispanic. Next,
artists discover how to execute the principles learned,
using detailed instruction for color selection, mixing
and application. Four mini-demos, three long demos and
many examples illustrate the lessons. Artists will benefit
from advice on shooting and choosing photographs to paint,
how to edit their compositions and work past their limitations.
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 How
to Paint Portraits in Pastel by Joe Singer – Hardcover:
175 pages, 20 full-color plates, over 75 black and white illustrations
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns (November 1972)
From dust jacket: Pastel has been a favorite medium for painting
portraits for four centuries. This comprehensive book shows the
portrait painter of today—both amateur and professional - how
to exploit the vital color, varied textures, and spontaneous handling
that make pastel an ideal medium for portraiture.
How to Paint Portraits in Pastel offers technical advice
reinforced by fine examples of pastel portraits in color by such
masters as Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, and Henri Fantin-Latour,
as well as by such noted contemporary artists as Robert Brackman,
Harvey Dinnerstein, Albert Handell, Joe Hing Lowe, and others.
The reader watches four outstanding painters at work in step-by-step
demonstrations: Daniel Greene, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Aaron
Shikler, and Burt Silverman.
 Portraits
in Pastel by Dennis Frost – Paperback, Writers
Digest Books, 1981
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The Art of Pastel Portraiture by Madlyn-Ann C. Woolwich
– Paperback, 144 pages, Watson-Guptill, 1996
Noted pastelist Madlyn-Ann Woolwich has called on a group of
outstanding artists to demonstrate the important elements that
go into creating successful portraits in pastel. Some of the
elements covered are materials, techniques, composition, lighting,
conveying emotion and character, backgrounds, multiple-figure
portraits. It concludes with a thought-provoking chapter in
which six of the artists, following the same assignment directions,
produce beautiful, uniquely personal pastel paintings of a female
figure. Throughout the book, luminous pastel portraits illustrate
an amazing range of styles, techniques, and approaches.
Painting Expressive Pastel Portraits by Paul Leveille
– Hardcover, 128 pages (September 1998) North Light Books
Perhaps the most successful portrait artist in New England,
Leveille receives international commissions and is a much-sought-after
teacher. In eight lessons, he takes the pastel enthusiast from
sketches through final touches, with expert attention to each
of the face's many problematic features. His models include
a variety of ages, complexions, hair colors, and expressions,
but the book doesn't attempt to cover all variations. James
Horton's How To Paint Skin Tones (LJ 3/15/96) is an almost
indispensable companion to this and other portraiture books.
Leveille has produced the best pastel portrait book to date,
one that manages to work for both the beginning and advanced
artist. Highly recommended for all collections. Copyright 1998
Reed Business Information, Inc.
 Capturing
Personality in Pastel
by Dennis Frost – Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Pubns; Reprint edition (August 1986)
Reader review: This book is inspirational, educational,
informative, and funny. Any artist wishing to capture the essence
of personality in a portrait will be truly enthusiastic to have
this book on their shelf for reading and reference.
Pastel by
Daniel E. Greene, Joe Singer (Editor) – Paperback,
Watson-Guptill Pubns, 1995
 
Portraits:
Lessons & Exercises to Develop Your Painting & Drawing
Technique (Seeing Things Simply) by Rosalind Cuthbert
– Hardcover: 64 pages Publisher: Book Sales (March 1994)
Portrait painting - the art of capturing a subject's likeness
- is not just a matter of getting the features right. You also
need to convey elements of personality and mood, and this skill
requires plenty of patience and practice. Portraits provides
the tools to help you improve your portraiture techniques. Beginning
with the basics - how to observe the head and shoulders and
the individual features of the face from all angles —it
also describes the differences between babies' faces and those
of older children and fully grown adults. Further information
is given on building up form, dealing with aspects like hair,
eyeglasses, makeup and skin tones, achieving facial expressions,
and using color and lighting to reflect a particular mood. Head
and shoulders portraits are covered, as well as full figure
portraits and groups. The book concludes with a complete step-by-step
portrait demonstration. Throughout, the emphasis of this concise
new guide is on practical advice, plus exercise: to enable you
to improve your powers of observation and build up your technique,
whatever medium you choose to work in. 64 pages. |
