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Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating People and Portraits with Personality, Explore Watercolors, Inks, Markers, and More
In Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces, artist and popular Skillshare instructor Amarilys Henderson shares her practical and creative techniques for drawing and painting faces with style and personality.
Gathering supplies. Consider the creative possibilities of watercolor, ink, and markers, and create a mobile sketch pack so you can capture faces and expressions on the go.
Simplifying the face and identifying proportions. Use photos to simplify the face’s key elements, learn about facial proportions and factors and variables for placing facial features, and apply these concepts through a simple warm up using a single color to paint a face in multiple values.
Facial shapes and features. Learn about the five basic facial shapes and how to modify the chin line, ears, and hairline, and how to draw and paint mouths, eyes, and noses and make alterations to show pose and personality.
Mixing color. The pigments and brushes you’ll need to achieve a wide range of realistic skin tones, shadows, and expressions.
Bringing faces to life. Navigate the process from start to finish, learn to adjust line quality to suggest different genders and ethnicities, and change up artistic styling to put a unique spin on your creations.
Project ideas. Get inspired by some cool ways to apply your new skills: party invitations, repeat patterns, comic books, and more!
Don’t be intimidated by the challenge of drawing and painting faces. Improve your face game with Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces!
Gathering supplies. Consider the creative possibilities of watercolor, ink, and markers, and create a mobile sketch pack so you can capture faces and expressions on the go.
Simplifying the face and identifying proportions. Use photos to simplify the face’s key elements, learn about facial proportions and factors and variables for placing facial features, and apply these concepts through a simple warm up using a single color to paint a face in multiple values.
Facial shapes and features. Learn about the five basic facial shapes and how to modify the chin line, ears, and hairline, and how to draw and paint mouths, eyes, and noses and make alterations to show pose and personality.
Mixing color. The pigments and brushes you’ll need to achieve a wide range of realistic skin tones, shadows, and expressions.
Bringing faces to life. Navigate the process from start to finish, learn to adjust line quality to suggest different genders and ethnicities, and change up artistic styling to put a unique spin on your creations.
Project ideas. Get inspired by some cool ways to apply your new skills: party invitations, repeat patterns, comic books, and more!
Don’t be intimidated by the challenge of drawing and painting faces. Improve your face game with Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces!
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Published February 18, 2020
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June 1, 2020
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
This book is such a fantastic resource for learning to add expression to faces you draw and create.
The author gives an abundance of information for each step and it is easy to follow and understand.
The art work of expressive faces within this book is absolutely beautiful and I hooe I can try out some of the techniques and steps soon with my daughter.
I always struggle with drawing facial features so I'll definitely be giving this book a try out!
This book is such a fantastic resource for learning to add expression to faces you draw and create.
The author gives an abundance of information for each step and it is easy to follow and understand.
The art work of expressive faces within this book is absolutely beautiful and I hooe I can try out some of the techniques and steps soon with my daughter.
I always struggle with drawing facial features so I'll definitely be giving this book a try out!
April 5, 2020
What an absolute gem of a book!
This book does exactly what it promises. It breaks down the steps of creating a small, expressive face into small, consumable parts. It gives you many different permutations of face shapes, eyes, noses, mouths, and hair. It covers shades of skin and also mentions a few tips when using a real person as a reference.
Each of the sections is very simplified to show you how much can be done with simple steps. As with everything else, the key here is practice practice practice. These look easy but are often not until it's become second nature which takes a lot of practice. It also takes practice to notice subtle differences across features and to notice shade variations.
There are also a lot of details in the author's drawings that are not outlined like many ways to draw hats, jewelry, glasses, beards, etc etc. but this is a fantastic starter book to use to draw your first 1000 faces. After which you can worry about how to add more and more detail.
With gratitude to netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an advanced copy in return for an honest review.
This book does exactly what it promises. It breaks down the steps of creating a small, expressive face into small, consumable parts. It gives you many different permutations of face shapes, eyes, noses, mouths, and hair. It covers shades of skin and also mentions a few tips when using a real person as a reference.
Each of the sections is very simplified to show you how much can be done with simple steps. As with everything else, the key here is practice practice practice. These look easy but are often not until it's become second nature which takes a lot of practice. It also takes practice to notice subtle differences across features and to notice shade variations.
There are also a lot of details in the author's drawings that are not outlined like many ways to draw hats, jewelry, glasses, beards, etc etc. but this is a fantastic starter book to use to draw your first 1000 faces. After which you can worry about how to add more and more detail.
With gratitude to netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an advanced copy in return for an honest review.
August 24, 2020
Hi everyone!
This book is everything I wanted it to be! It perfectly helps you with learning how to draw expressive faces.
As the author said in the introduction: "This isn't a book on portraiture. It is a book on faces. What's the difference? Portraits tell us what we see, faces can describe who the person is".
This book takes you on a journey and tells you what materials to use and then there is a step by step guide on how to create face shapes, add eyes, nose, etc.
Also, this book is all centered around drawing faces with watercolor, which is very difficult but explained very well: in fact, it helps with skin tones and for small features how to go from graphite to water.
At the end of the book, there is also a section on how to add personality: with color and features such as freckles and glasses.
I love drawing portraits and I always struggle with "giving life" to the faces and this will definitely help! In fact, I recommend this book to everyone who, like me, wants to improved drawing expressive little faces.
This book is everything I wanted it to be! It perfectly helps you with learning how to draw expressive faces.
As the author said in the introduction: "This isn't a book on portraiture. It is a book on faces. What's the difference? Portraits tell us what we see, faces can describe who the person is".
This book takes you on a journey and tells you what materials to use and then there is a step by step guide on how to create face shapes, add eyes, nose, etc.
Also, this book is all centered around drawing faces with watercolor, which is very difficult but explained very well: in fact, it helps with skin tones and for small features how to go from graphite to water.
At the end of the book, there is also a section on how to add personality: with color and features such as freckles and glasses.
I love drawing portraits and I always struggle with "giving life" to the faces and this will definitely help! In fact, I recommend this book to everyone who, like me, wants to improved drawing expressive little faces.
April 16, 2020
"Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces" is so beautiful and bright and truly a lovely inspiring and positive read. The 'you can do it!' attitude is informative and positive without being too sickly sweet. Just perfection.
The art is lovely throughout and shows a satisfying scale of progression. I found many things to value here. In particular I had not realised just how much I struggle to differentiate when drawing between masculine and feminine features without over simplifying the men.
The watercolour sections are lovely and as a novice I find them to be accessible and visually inspiring. I get scared of overworking with paints, which leaves me losing detail, so the colour blending techniques and practices for layering features were particularly useful.
The bright colours are wonderfully appealing and would absolutely recommend this for anyone interested that is of a beginner to intermediate level.
[This eARC was given to me via Quarry Books & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]
The art is lovely throughout and shows a satisfying scale of progression. I found many things to value here. In particular I had not realised just how much I struggle to differentiate when drawing between masculine and feminine features without over simplifying the men.
The watercolour sections are lovely and as a novice I find them to be accessible and visually inspiring. I get scared of overworking with paints, which leaves me losing detail, so the colour blending techniques and practices for layering features were particularly useful.
The bright colours are wonderfully appealing and would absolutely recommend this for anyone interested that is of a beginner to intermediate level.
[This eARC was given to me via Quarry Books & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]
April 20, 2020
In this book, we see how fabulous faces can be created with easy guides to follow from what you need to get started through to how to create each tiny detail needed to illustrate the person's story on their face through either pencil, watercolour etc.
This is a delightful guide at how to draw and illustrate faces, I always struggle to get features right but this is a fabulous book to help perfect technique and beautifully vibrant too the book is a work of art and brilliant for artists!
Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!
This is a delightful guide at how to draw and illustrate faces, I always struggle to get features right but this is a fabulous book to help perfect technique and beautifully vibrant too the book is a work of art and brilliant for artists!
Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!
April 13, 2020
This is an exceptional book to help you draw or paint faces. It's designed to give people of any experience level the tools to make nice little faces, with tons of information about all of the steps. The author gives pages of examples of eyes, noses, eyebrows, etc. to copy so you can personalize your faces and practice both simple and complex features. She goes into materials, steps, you name it. I really liked the fact that she shows you how to do different levels of complexity too -- here's how to do really simple eyes, all the way to here's how to do very elaborate ones.
This is a fantastic tool especially well suited to novice artists who want to improve their art. Kids should be able to use it well, too.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
This is a fantastic tool especially well suited to novice artists who want to improve their art. Kids should be able to use it well, too.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
December 3, 2020
A great guide for the beginner, this is a book full of ideas for painting faces. It takes you through all the different aspects of the face and how to paint or draw them step-by-step. In six colourful and well illustrated chapters we are instructed on how to build a face. It starts by looking at suggested equipment and then it is all about the painting. It takes you through each aspect of the face and hair, and then looks at how to pull it all together with particularly useful guidance on how to inject a little personality. Now, where are my paints? Thank you to Amarilys Henderson, Net Galley and the publisher, Quarto for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
April 10, 2020
AUTHOR
Amarilys Henderson is the author of Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces you can learn more about her here or visit her web page here.
WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
This book is directed towards those novice artists who want to gain a fundamental understanding of how to draw facial structure.
SYNOPSIS
Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to painting and drawing faces.
The guide is resplendent with striking, bright, and colorful portrayals of human face interpretations. The informal and lively images are a mix of color and monochrome. The format is in the traditional style with six subdivided chapters.
1. Essential Supplies
2. Simplifying the Face
3. Building A Face
4. Putting it All Together
5. Pumping up the Personality
6. Not just Doodles
Amarilys Henderson included specific sections on how to draw a range of ages, face types, face shapes and skin colors. It is important to note that the faces are not in the style of fine art but are far more immature poster paint style of illustrations. Happily, this book is not comporting itself as fine art. It is most definitely centered in the use of a stylized facial images, surreal and assessable for the novice artist rather than the advanced practitioner. This doesn’t detract in any way from this useful guide. However, I want to ensure that the reader understands that this is for the novice, student or hobby artist.
CONCLUSION
Henderson has managed to cram a world of knowledge in a 144 pages. The presentation is truly exciting with original alternative interpretations of the human face.
I particularly was taken with the subsection on how to add personality to a face. I have reviewed a dozen or so art and design publications recently and none of them included this crucial method.
I was immensely happy to see that she included some Urban Sketching however, I wish this section had been more comprehensive.
⭐⭐⭐
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank Quarry Books, NetGalley, and Amarilys Henderson for affording me the opportunity to review Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces .
Amarilys Henderson is the author of Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces you can learn more about her here or visit her web page here.
WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
This book is directed towards those novice artists who want to gain a fundamental understanding of how to draw facial structure.
SYNOPSIS
Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to painting and drawing faces.
The guide is resplendent with striking, bright, and colorful portrayals of human face interpretations. The informal and lively images are a mix of color and monochrome. The format is in the traditional style with six subdivided chapters.
1. Essential Supplies
2. Simplifying the Face
3. Building A Face
4. Putting it All Together
5. Pumping up the Personality
6. Not just Doodles
Amarilys Henderson included specific sections on how to draw a range of ages, face types, face shapes and skin colors. It is important to note that the faces are not in the style of fine art but are far more immature poster paint style of illustrations. Happily, this book is not comporting itself as fine art. It is most definitely centered in the use of a stylized facial images, surreal and assessable for the novice artist rather than the advanced practitioner. This doesn’t detract in any way from this useful guide. However, I want to ensure that the reader understands that this is for the novice, student or hobby artist.
CONCLUSION
Henderson has managed to cram a world of knowledge in a 144 pages. The presentation is truly exciting with original alternative interpretations of the human face.
I particularly was taken with the subsection on how to add personality to a face. I have reviewed a dozen or so art and design publications recently and none of them included this crucial method.
I was immensely happy to see that she included some Urban Sketching however, I wish this section had been more comprehensive.
⭐⭐⭐
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank Quarry Books, NetGalley, and Amarilys Henderson for affording me the opportunity to review Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces .
May 17, 2020
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces is a step by step tutorial book by Amarilys Henderson. Released 18th Feb 2020 by Quarto on their Quarry imprint, it's 144 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.
This is a well presented and colorful tutorial guide for rendering faces in several media: watercolors, liquid pigment, paint paper pigments, and inks & markers. The tutorials are very well illustrated and include step by step process illustrations.
The tools and materials are universal and will already be owned by most artists. For readers starting from scratch, the basics are easily accessible and inexpensive. The introduction includes a good discussion of tools and materials and cover both practical (what paper to choose) to encouraging general advice (getting over the intimidation of starting and gaining confidence).
The instructional chapters break down the face into features, showing proportions and individual eyes, noses, hair, etc and then show the student how to build the parts into a cohesive and pleasing whole. The whole book is quite versatile, but I think the art is especially suited to (and I will use it for) enhancing bullet journals. I had been looking for a specific tutorial guide for bu-jo sketching and this is a nice one.
This would make a superlative selection for a makers group/studio or for the home library. The numerous well illustrated included tutorials are simple but really appealing.
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces is a step by step tutorial book by Amarilys Henderson. Released 18th Feb 2020 by Quarto on their Quarry imprint, it's 144 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.
This is a well presented and colorful tutorial guide for rendering faces in several media: watercolors, liquid pigment, paint paper pigments, and inks & markers. The tutorials are very well illustrated and include step by step process illustrations.
The tools and materials are universal and will already be owned by most artists. For readers starting from scratch, the basics are easily accessible and inexpensive. The introduction includes a good discussion of tools and materials and cover both practical (what paper to choose) to encouraging general advice (getting over the intimidation of starting and gaining confidence).
The instructional chapters break down the face into features, showing proportions and individual eyes, noses, hair, etc and then show the student how to build the parts into a cohesive and pleasing whole. The whole book is quite versatile, but I think the art is especially suited to (and I will use it for) enhancing bullet journals. I had been looking for a specific tutorial guide for bu-jo sketching and this is a nice one.
This would make a superlative selection for a makers group/studio or for the home library. The numerous well illustrated included tutorials are simple but really appealing.
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
July 31, 2020
Do you long to draw people and portraits with personality?
"Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces. Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating People and Portraits with Personality--Explore Watercolors, Inks, Markers, and More" was created by artist and Skillshare instructor Amarilys Henderson and published by Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry. It is Henderson's goal to help other artists to create people and portraits with personality. In order to achieve this goal Henderson is using a simple step-by-step approach. The book is divided into six parts: 1) Essential Supplies, 2) Simplifying the Face, 3) Building a Face, 4) Putting it all together, 5) Pumping up the Personality, and 6) Not just Doodles. The information about supplies (watercolors, inks, papers, brushes, and markers) is very detailed and informative and can be a help to beginning artists as well as to advanced ones and it is complemented by the "Resources" page at the end of the book which is quite helpful. The instructions in the varies chapters are really helpful. Furthermore, Henderson has also included "tips" such as "phone hack", "proportions at angles", or "cartoon eyes" as well as various exercises that will help artists to put the studied topic into practice.
I really appreciated Henderson's book with her approach and the fact that she included information about the resources and also a detailed index which helps easily to find a particular topic. I want to highly recommend the book for beginners as well as advanced artists and I am convinced that it will make also a great present for them.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
#DrawingAndPaintingExpressiveLittleFaces #NetGalley
"Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces. Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating People and Portraits with Personality--Explore Watercolors, Inks, Markers, and More" was created by artist and Skillshare instructor Amarilys Henderson and published by Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry. It is Henderson's goal to help other artists to create people and portraits with personality. In order to achieve this goal Henderson is using a simple step-by-step approach. The book is divided into six parts: 1) Essential Supplies, 2) Simplifying the Face, 3) Building a Face, 4) Putting it all together, 5) Pumping up the Personality, and 6) Not just Doodles. The information about supplies (watercolors, inks, papers, brushes, and markers) is very detailed and informative and can be a help to beginning artists as well as to advanced ones and it is complemented by the "Resources" page at the end of the book which is quite helpful. The instructions in the varies chapters are really helpful. Furthermore, Henderson has also included "tips" such as "phone hack", "proportions at angles", or "cartoon eyes" as well as various exercises that will help artists to put the studied topic into practice.
I really appreciated Henderson's book with her approach and the fact that she included information about the resources and also a detailed index which helps easily to find a particular topic. I want to highly recommend the book for beginners as well as advanced artists and I am convinced that it will make also a great present for them.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
#DrawingAndPaintingExpressiveLittleFaces #NetGalley
April 7, 2020
Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces by Amarilys Henderson
Amarilys Henderson was one of the artists who first inspired me to explore watercolor. I'm so glad I have a chance to review her new book.
As stated in the intro, the purpose of this book is not to create realistic portraits. Instead, it is to translate the mood, personality and even dreams of individuals. The style is whimsical and a refreshing difference!
You will find all you need to learn to make a face look like a face – eg basic proportions, features and elements of a face. There are some pictorial step-by-step instructions on how to paint some of these, and pages full of examples of painted mouths, eyes, hair etc. I always have a problem getting face proportions right so the pages on this alone is so useful! The section on how to draw the very young and the old will be so helpful too.
The painting part of the book is so delightful. Learn to mix colors for skin tones in any shade you want, as long as they portray the message you are trying to get across. These can help you demonstrate the wonders of expression. Use standard skin tones if you so desire, but colour expresses so much more! The faces I see in the book are red, purple, green, orange, yellow! This is definitely something to explore in my art journaling!
Amarilys got me itching to pick up my brushes. Such a treasure of a book and such fun!
Thank you, Netgalley and Quarry Books for the ARC. This is my honest review.
Amarilys Henderson was one of the artists who first inspired me to explore watercolor. I'm so glad I have a chance to review her new book.
As stated in the intro, the purpose of this book is not to create realistic portraits. Instead, it is to translate the mood, personality and even dreams of individuals. The style is whimsical and a refreshing difference!
You will find all you need to learn to make a face look like a face – eg basic proportions, features and elements of a face. There are some pictorial step-by-step instructions on how to paint some of these, and pages full of examples of painted mouths, eyes, hair etc. I always have a problem getting face proportions right so the pages on this alone is so useful! The section on how to draw the very young and the old will be so helpful too.
The painting part of the book is so delightful. Learn to mix colors for skin tones in any shade you want, as long as they portray the message you are trying to get across. These can help you demonstrate the wonders of expression. Use standard skin tones if you so desire, but colour expresses so much more! The faces I see in the book are red, purple, green, orange, yellow! This is definitely something to explore in my art journaling!
Amarilys got me itching to pick up my brushes. Such a treasure of a book and such fun!
Thank you, Netgalley and Quarry Books for the ARC. This is my honest review.
April 19, 2020
This book is an art instruction book about creating somewhat stylized faces with marker, pencil, and watercolor. For each part of the face, the author showed how to make a very simple version and then how to add detail with just another mark to create more and more detailed variations. She talked about the proportions of a face and how to create the basic facial shapes, ears, eyes, noses, mouths, and hair. She then showed how to put these elements together to create a unique face along with adding accessories. She talked some about how to create different skin tones, though she's not highly realistic with skin or hair color. She also suggested ways to use these expressive faces in urban sketching, personalized cards, etc. Overall, I'd recommend this book to teens and adults who want to learn how to draw and watercolor paint somewhat stylized but expressive faces.
I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
May 11, 2020
I read more arts and crafts books than I truly use. I feel like even a book I am not in love with, there is something interesting to read. This book? I actually grabbed a sketchbook and started doodling faces. Maybe because faces are what I enjoy doodling the most. Or maybe just because the author is really good at giving tips and tricks for drawing simple looking little faces (not always as simple as they look).
The author covers the main facial features both how to doddle them and how to paint them. Then finishes with how to add some character to them, including things to look out for with different age ranges..
Definitely useful. The type of book that makes you pick up your pencil, pen, or brush right away.
The author covers the main facial features both how to doddle them and how to paint them. Then finishes with how to add some character to them, including things to look out for with different age ranges..
Definitely useful. The type of book that makes you pick up your pencil, pen, or brush right away.
July 15, 2020
I didn't finish this book, but I REALLY enjoyed what I was able to read before it expired from my library. I liked that the author did not speak down to me as an artist, and that the book was written in a friendly, conversational style. A lot of art books will either treat the reader as an imbecile or a robot, which is frustrating when you are trying to learn - but this author made me actually look her up to see if she had written any other art books.
I also enjoyed that there were different stages to faces that you could draw - either more or less complex if you wanted, and the ability to use whatever art supplies that you had at hand, making this book's material accessible to everyone that reads it. DEFINITELY a must have for anyone that might be interested in drawing faces.
I also enjoyed that there were different stages to faces that you could draw - either more or less complex if you wanted, and the ability to use whatever art supplies that you had at hand, making this book's material accessible to everyone that reads it. DEFINITELY a must have for anyone that might be interested in drawing faces.
April 19, 2020
Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces
Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating People and Portraits with Personality--Explore Watercolors, Inks, Markers, and More
by Amarilys Henderson
I love to do watercolor paintings but faces are so scary! I loved this book and cannot wait to purchase it for a physical copy to work through and use for reference. The author is so fun and forgiving with her teaching method throughout the book you can not help but feel comfortable as you try each prompt. If you are a novice or confident painter I think this book is a great resource to add to your bookshelf.
I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review, shared here.
Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating People and Portraits with Personality--Explore Watercolors, Inks, Markers, and More
by Amarilys Henderson
I love to do watercolor paintings but faces are so scary! I loved this book and cannot wait to purchase it for a physical copy to work through and use for reference. The author is so fun and forgiving with her teaching method throughout the book you can not help but feel comfortable as you try each prompt. If you are a novice or confident painter I think this book is a great resource to add to your bookshelf.
I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review, shared here.
May 10, 2020
I loved this book. A very clear step by step guide to drawing faces.
The book starts with a comprehensive chapter on materials before getting into the details of the face.
Each chapter has a number of simple exercises which help to build up realistic, expressive faces, starting with the 'egg trick' although she uses a fruit to show how faces appear at different angles, moving onto the individual features of the face.
Whilst much of the style is very cartoon-like some of the exercises are for more realistic renditions of faces.
I think this is good for beginners but also for more established artists to brush up their skills.
The book starts with a comprehensive chapter on materials before getting into the details of the face.
Each chapter has a number of simple exercises which help to build up realistic, expressive faces, starting with the 'egg trick' although she uses a fruit to show how faces appear at different angles, moving onto the individual features of the face.
Whilst much of the style is very cartoon-like some of the exercises are for more realistic renditions of faces.
I think this is good for beginners but also for more established artists to brush up their skills.
May 26, 2020
What a fun book if you have any interest in drawing whatsoever. That's why I requested to borrow this one thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group!
All feedback is completely my own.
The author teaches from the beginning how to draw faces in stages so that anyone can do it.. She also explains how to get the lighting in the eyes and so many other techniques that beginners would love to learn. She teaches the different mediums you can use to draw faces, not just pencil! She explains how to choose and draw various hairstyles for your face.
There is so much to take away from this book. It is worth owning a physical copy.
All feedback is completely my own.
The author teaches from the beginning how to draw faces in stages so that anyone can do it.. She also explains how to get the lighting in the eyes and so many other techniques that beginners would love to learn. She teaches the different mediums you can use to draw faces, not just pencil! She explains how to choose and draw various hairstyles for your face.
There is so much to take away from this book. It is worth owning a physical copy.
April 12, 2020
When I requested this book I did not realize the painting she was referring to was watercolor. Even though it was not acrylic or oil painting, I found this book very helpful. Many of the techniques are the same as any medium.
Amaruils explanation of facial proportions and how to notice the important characteristics to make a face look distinguishable was very helpful. She demonstrates how to use photos to find the darkest darks. She gave good advice on how to draw and paint each facial feature.
This book is excellent for a beginner.
I received this galley from NetGalley.
Amaruils explanation of facial proportions and how to notice the important characteristics to make a face look distinguishable was very helpful. She demonstrates how to use photos to find the darkest darks. She gave good advice on how to draw and paint each facial feature.
This book is excellent for a beginner.
I received this galley from NetGalley.
May 12, 2020
-I received this book as an ARC-
I love this book. I am one of those people who loves to draw and paint. However, I have always struggled with faces. In Henderson’s beautiful book, she includes tips, lessons, and examples on how to “create people and portraits with personality”. Not only was the book an extremely enlightening and helpful read, it also included many amazing drawings/paintings from the author herself. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their artistic skills or to anyone who wants a fun artsy book to enjoy,
I love this book. I am one of those people who loves to draw and paint. However, I have always struggled with faces. In Henderson’s beautiful book, she includes tips, lessons, and examples on how to “create people and portraits with personality”. Not only was the book an extremely enlightening and helpful read, it also included many amazing drawings/paintings from the author herself. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their artistic skills or to anyone who wants a fun artsy book to enjoy,
May 31, 2020
This is the perfect book for, as the title says, expressive little faces!
I have recently started doing more sketching and persona work in my professional life. I loved the way the author Amarilys Henderson made a small face have a big personality.
Amarilys talks about choosing your simplicity, proportions and what features can't be missed (such as dimples and glasses)
I love her break down of face shapes and comparing building a face to building a pizza!
Amarilys provides you with eyes, noses and mouth to get you started on your face journey.
I have recently started doing more sketching and persona work in my professional life. I loved the way the author Amarilys Henderson made a small face have a big personality.
Amarilys talks about choosing your simplicity, proportions and what features can't be missed (such as dimples and glasses)
I love her break down of face shapes and comparing building a face to building a pizza!
Amarilys provides you with eyes, noses and mouth to get you started on your face journey.
June 2, 2020
This is a fun book, which will be useful in understanding the principles of areas of drawing faces. The book starts off with a list of art supplies such as watercolour, ink, paper and more, it progresses to simplifying the face and then adding the features in building the face. The last two chapters include putting it all together (with skin tones colour, monochrome) and painting real people and adding diversity. There is also a suggesting of doing quick sketches and little projects to make.
Enjoyed this book a lot
Enjoyed this book a lot
June 6, 2020
This is a delightful step by step guide on how to draw and paint faces using watercolours.
There are many ways to draw expressions and these are shown in the guide. It's a definite for beginners as it starts by providing details on the supplies needed, then how to simplify the face. The face is then build up with each consecutive part until the chapter on putting it all together, which also includes skin tones and adding personality to the image.
I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.
There are many ways to draw expressions and these are shown in the guide. It's a definite for beginners as it starts by providing details on the supplies needed, then how to simplify the face. The face is then build up with each consecutive part until the chapter on putting it all together, which also includes skin tones and adding personality to the image.
I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.
November 13, 2023
Love this step-by-step book about painting watercolor faces! I thought I would be able to start trying the techniques right away, but I found myself completely overwhelmed by all of the steps and colors to use. As a beginner watercolor artist, I still struggle painting the simplest of things. Although this book really inspired me, I think I have to spend some time absorbing the information before I begin the painting process. Wonderful reference book for any watercolor artist looking to branch into portraits.
June 16, 2024
Nothing against Amarilys Henderson but this wasn't what I expected.
The Step-by-step part doesn't dive as much into the "here's how you draw faces" as it does, "Once you have the fundamentals already down, use this book for creating emotional depth and here's how to do so with watercolors and markers, etc."
Since I don't usually use Sharpies, Ink or watercolors, this book didn't do much for me, but hopefully it will serve you better or maybe this offering of art medium is more your style than it was mine.
The Step-by-step part doesn't dive as much into the "here's how you draw faces" as it does, "Once you have the fundamentals already down, use this book for creating emotional depth and here's how to do so with watercolors and markers, etc."
Since I don't usually use Sharpies, Ink or watercolors, this book didn't do much for me, but hopefully it will serve you better or maybe this offering of art medium is more your style than it was mine.
April 18, 2020
Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces is full of artful whimsy and delight that is inspiring for beginner artists, young and old. The details are explicit and laid out in such a way that is easy to follow. This tome leans more towards watercolors, which may be a bit offputting to a true beginner (brief mention of pencil and shading and value are not as explicit) Nonetheless, I found this a delightful read and cannot wait to try drawing and painting a few expressive little faces myself.
May 4, 2020
Excellent book it has great tutorials covering face shapes and face symmetry. It has very well done tutorials guided step by step which make it look easy... It really isn't but the tips in this book are incredibly helpful. It also takes you through each part of the face to help build the correct perspective and bring realism to you artwork.
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May 15, 2020
4.5 ??
Beautiful to look at and helpful tips. Still intimidated by faces but like having the resource and i will look to it for some support ! A lot of tools laid out in the beginning that I likely won’t buy so I do wish there was a variation on this part but I also understand the point was to teach watercolor faces. Awesome!
Thanks to publishers and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review
Beautiful to look at and helpful tips. Still intimidated by faces but like having the resource and i will look to it for some support ! A lot of tools laid out in the beginning that I likely won’t buy so I do wish there was a variation on this part but I also understand the point was to teach watercolor faces. Awesome!
Thanks to publishers and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review
June 22, 2020
For those who would like to work on their artistic skills, this book will be an excellent and fun resource. The author gives clear directions on how to draw and on the supplies that a budding artist will need. She encourages a reader to explore the personality that is found in a face and to enjoy the process of creating art.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest reveiw.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest reveiw.
April 16, 2020
I found Amarilys Henderson on Skillshare and loved her cute little tutorial for little faces. I learned a lot.
The book is perfect for beginner, since the techniques are easy to follow. I also recommend to take her Skilshare class.
I wish she included more step by step tutorial in this book.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my review.
The book is perfect for beginner, since the techniques are easy to follow. I also recommend to take her Skilshare class.
I wish she included more step by step tutorial in this book.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my review.
April 16, 2020
This is a lovely art book that simplifies painting faces so that anyone can try it. There is plenty of information about art supplies included, so the beginner is well catered to. The medium used is watercolour, and the step-by-step instructions are great, even if you have not drawn or painted before.
I received a free digital copy via NetGalley, but the opinions expressed are my own.
I received a free digital copy via NetGalley, but the opinions expressed are my own.
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