Facial Expressions
A Visual Reference for Artists
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · June 1, 2005
All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad…look glad…look mad…madder…no, even madder…okay, hold it.
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- Who it’s for
- Art students and illustrators seeking facial-expression models
- Themes
- Facial expressions and emotions, Skull anatomy and facial musculature, Lips forming speech sounds
- Genres
- Art Reference, Life Drawing, Figure Drawing & Human Form
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All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad…look glad…look mad…madder…no, even madder…okay, hold it. For those artists (and their long-suffering friends), here is the best book ever. Facial Expressions includes more than 2,500 photographs of 50 faces—men and women of a variety of ages, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities—each demonstrating a wide range of emotions and shown from multiple angles. Who can use this book?
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Oh, only every artist on the planet, including art students, illustrators, fine artists, animators, storyboarders, and comic book artists. But wait, there’s more! Additional photos focus on people wearing hats and couples kissing, while illustrations show skull anatomy and facial musculature. Still not enough? How about a one-of-a-kind series of photos of lips pronouncing the phonemes used in human speech? Animators will swoon—and artists will show a range of facial expressions from happy to happiest to ecstatic.
Who it’s for
- Art students and illustrators seeking facial-expression models
- Animators and storyboard artists seeking visual references
Where it sits
| Art Reference | 48% |
|---|---|
| Figure Drawing & Human Form | 37% |
| Life Drawing | 30% |
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Publisher categories
- Art Teaching & Study
- Figure Drawing & Human Form
- Portrait Photography
- Authors
- Mark Simon
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- June 1, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Facial expressions and emotions · Skull anatomy and facial musculature · Lips forming speech sounds
- Reading lane
- Art Teaching & Study