{"product_id":"paint-people-in-acrylic-with-lee-hammond-9781581807981","title":"Paint People in Acrylic with Lee Hammond","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinally, a portrait drawing book that's \"head-and-shoulders\" above the rest!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaint People in Acrylic With Lee Hammond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You are this close to buying the perfect book for first-time people painters! This fantastic book combines the easy-to-use medium of acrylic paints with beginner-friendly instruction designed to help you achieve realistic likenesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With Lee Hammond's simple, step-by-step approach, you'll learn how to start with a basic foundation of color, then add layer after layer, gradually building towards a likeness. (Sound easy? It is!) A whopping 50 step-by-step demonstrations teach you basic techniques, how to paint individual facial features and, ultimately, how to accurately portray subjects of every age, complexion and ethnicity. Ten start-to-finish portrait demos bring it all together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Along the way, Lee shares her best tips from her 20 years of teaching experience: what colors to mix to get \"skin,\" an easy trick for adding a hint of color to cheeks, what makes a good background, and expert advice on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePainting notoriously tricky elements, like eyes, ears, teeth, hair and clothing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapturing the look of age and the glow of youth \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking from a reference photo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing the grid technique to simplify portraits and create an accurate preliminary sketch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Even if you've never before painted in acrylics, this book will give you a great \"head start\" on the fun art of painting people!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Hammond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1581807988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781581807981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Lee Hammond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991630020863,"sku":"9781581807981","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee0d9bd1-25e7-4a3f-be85-c910de274313.jpg?v=1683311364","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paint-people-in-acrylic-with-lee-hammond-9781581807981","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}