Artist′s Complete Guide to Facial Expression, The - Softcover

Faigin, G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823004325 ISBN 13: 9780823004324

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S., 2008

Synopsis

The Artist′s Complete Guide to Facial Expression

 

 

Artists will love this book, the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. In a carefully organised, 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. 

 

Contents Includes:

 

• The Structure of the Head
• The Muscles of Expression
• Emotions

 

AND SO MUCH MORE!!

 

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"!

About this title

About the Author

Gary Faigin trained at the Art Students League and the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris. He has taught at the National Academy School of Design and at Parsons School of Design; currently, he is the artistic director of the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, where he lives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823004325
• ISBN 13: 9780823004324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288