{"product_id":"2940045003957","title":"Why do My Skin Tones Look Lifeless? Plus 25 Solutions to Other Portrait Painting Peeves: Tips and Techniques on Oil Painting Portraits, Mixing Skin Colours, Eyes, Hair and More","description":"\u003cp\u003eA troubleshooting guide for portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortraiture is often seen as the last frontier of representational art as every detail has huge consequences upon whether a portrait looks like the person depicted. The beginner need not venture far before encountering a possible minefield of problems. Common issues might be why a portrait painting looks childish, eyes look like marbles, hair looks like a wig or noses appear skewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch frustrations and many others might be encountered by professional and amateur portraitists alike, whether it is to capture the highlights in eyes or to make skin tones appear three-dimensional. It is all part of learning to paint. If the issue persists, however, the problem is likely to become a creative block in portraiture. This is where this book comes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach issue is tackled candidly and in-depth, consisting of a description of the issue concerned, suggested solutions via the art materials required and painting exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow with large images for tablets, twenty-six common “peeves” associated with portraiture are tackled within this book. A myriad of other matters relating to portraiture are explained, including suggested pigments to use for ethnic subjects, painting from life, portrait photography and more – in total, with over 150 colour images. Sections I and II within the after matter of this book provides two step-by-step demonstrations for first-time explorers of skin tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the images within this book can be found in my other Oil Painting Medic Book, Portrait Painting in Oil: Ten Step by Step Guides from Old Masters. Other images have been sourced from my fine art paintings and commissions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy other book on portraiture: Portrait Painting in Oil: 10 Step by Step Guides offering demos on painting old master such as Botticelli, Vermeer and Rossetti might also be of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDimensions of hard copy: 8.5x5.5in and 142 pages with 27,000 words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author has a BA Hons Degree in Fine Art from London as well as a PCET teaching qualification from Warwick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachel Shirley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077951111408,"sku":"2940045003957","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045003957_p0.jpg?v=1763969627","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045003957","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}