{"product_id":"9781440341830","title":"Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color \u0026 Light: Oil, Pastel and Watercolor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEARNING HOW TO CAPTURE SUCH QUALITY HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find guidelines for rendering accurate skin tones in a variety of media, including watercolor, oil and pastel. You'll begin with a review of the five essential painting elements (drawing, value, color, composition and edges), then learn how light and color influence the appearance of skin tones. Best-selling artist Chris Saper provides the advice and examples that make every lesson and technique easy to understand—immediately improving the quality of your work. You'll discover how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint the four major skin color groups (Caucasian, African American, Asian, and Hispanic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefine these colors into dozens of possible variations within each group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect your palette and mix hues for clean, beautiful colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetermine the color and temperature of light that falls on your subject\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint direct and indirect sunlight, artificial light and highlights of light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster the four elements that determine color in shadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse photographic references when you can't paint directly from life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eYou'll also find seven step-by-step demonstrations and an appendix of sample color charts for each major skin type under a range of lighting variations. It's all you need to bring your portraits to life!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pink Cocktail Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027272122608,"sku":"9781440341830","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440341830_p0.jpg?v=1763785010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440341830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}