A fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor! In Painting People in Watercolor , Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on working with watercolor, mastering the principals of design, and understanding the fundamentals of portrait painting. Powers takes the inquiring artist beyond photorealistic painting and acquaints painters with the human form from a design perspective. Shifting the focus from subject matter to composition and aesthetics, Powers demonstrates how you can enjoy watercolor ...
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A fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor! In Painting People in Watercolor , Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on working with watercolor, mastering the principals of design, and understanding the fundamentals of portrait painting. Powers takes the inquiring artist beyond photorealistic painting and acquaints painters with the human form from a design perspective. Shifting the focus from subject matter to composition and aesthetics, Powers demonstrates how you can enjoy watercolor painting by expressively capturing character in faces and figures. An abundance of Powers's paintings illustrate the theories and techniques covered. The culmination of 23 years of Powers's painting experience, Painting People in Watercolor provides clarity and insight on successful watercolor painting techniques for novice to advanced students and doubles as a guide for teachers. 175 color plates; 100 black & white illustrations. Alex Powers, a nationally recognized artist, instructor, and juror, has been a self-employed artist and teacher since 1970. While its style ranges from traditional to modern, his art is best known for its passionate, perceptive portrayals of the human form. As a writer and critic, he frequently contributes to art periodicals, and his work has been featured in museum and art exhibitions across North America. Powers divides his time between painting, drawing, and teaching workshops throughout the United States and Canada.
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Add this copy of Painting People in Watercolor to cart. $4.43, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Watson-Guptill Publications.
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Good. Hardcover. NOT Ex-library. Minor shelfwear to dust jacket. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii.
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Alex Powers. Near Fine in Very Good+ (in mylar) jacket. Hardcover. 4to-Over 9 ¾"-12" Tall. Couple very small moisture spots on ffep, else textblock is clean and very tight. All page edges are straight and sound. Light bumping at the head and foot of the spine. Inked phone numbers on front and back inner flap of the unclipped dust jacket, minimally shelf worn. 144p., including suggested reading and index.
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Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, cracked, corners bumped, end papers tan, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.
Mr. Powers really adds a lot of drama to the portraits he does. It's why I bought the book. I'm not fond of his paintings however.. they lack compositions that do anything for me. However, the book is well worth the price just to get the way he handles portraits.
