The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · August 19, 2008
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- Who it’s for
- A practical guide to drawing expression, from individual facial muscles to six emotions at rising intensity.
- Themes
- Facial expression, Human emotions
- Genres
- Life Drawing, Portraits, Art Reference
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Artists love this book, the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. In a carefully organized, easy-to-use format, author Gary Faigin shows readers the expressions created by individual facial muscles, then draws them together in a section devoted to the six basic human emotions: sadness, anger, joy, fear, disgust, and surprise.
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Each emotion is shown in steadily increasing intensity, and Faigin’s detailed renderings are supplemented by clear explanatory text, additional sketches, and finished work. An appendix includes yawning, wincing, and other physical reactions. Want to create portraits that capture the real person? Want to draw convincing illustrations? Want to show the range of human emotion in your artwork? Get The Artist’s Complete Guide to Facial Expression!
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A practical guide to drawing expression, from individual facial muscles to six emotions at rising intensity.
Come here for
- Detailed renderings and sketches that make facial expression easier to study
- A reference for portraits and illustrations that need convincing emotion
Expect
- Clear explanatory text alongside finished work
- An appendix on yawning, wincing, and other physical reactions
Where it sits
| Life Drawing | 54% |
|---|---|
| Art Reference | 52% |
| Portraits | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Figure Drawing & Human Form
- Portraits
- Life Drawing
- Authors
- Gary Faigin
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- August 19, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Facial expression · Human emotions
- Reading lane
- Figure Drawing & Human Form