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 enlarge | Author: Gary Faigin
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 32931
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0823004325
Dewey Decimal Number: 702
EAN: 9780823004324
ASIN: 0823004325
Publication Date: August 19, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Lots of good stuff! January 13, 2007
Painting Lady (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love this book, saw improvements within the first hour of reading it. I love the breakdown of the whole head into parts, then the parts are broken down even further. I was also impressed with the "common mistakes" referred to in the book that were my common mistakes! br / br /Very usable information, not too technical, and in addition to helping pin down the emotion you're trying to add to a face, it contains a lot of practical advice to improve the overall "realistic" look of a portrait.
A must for portrait artists! January 9, 2007
O. Yang (Florianopolis, Brazil)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Most of the books on drawing the human head rely on classical knowledge about proportions and features that was passed on since the greek masters. This book complements this knowledge with very thorough and insightful information about emotions and their effect on the human expression. Not all portraitees keep a neutral expression on their faces during a session, especially children. Now I am much more confident when facing such tasks!
Anatomy + Geometry = Yaay! June 4, 2006
Q. Gillespie (Corvallis)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is extremely useful, not just for figuring out what different expressions look like, but why they look the way they do, including how the different muscles of the face function and change with age. Especially useful for me because I do a lot of drawing without immediate references, so understanding the anatomy of the face makes a huge difference in being able to visualize expressions.
Love It! Good For Intermediate Artists November 6, 2005
Charles Grahm (Japan)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I came across this book when looking for something reference-oriented for experienced artists, and I was immediately impressed. The author has a real knack for breaking down the geometry and muscle dynamics of the human head and face in a way that's easy to remember (my favorite part) and exhaustively presented, and each page is covered with pictures that convey these points very well visually. For me, it will be very useful for helping to call general points to mind when drawing from memory. I also thought the use of drawings based on actual photographs afforded a certain realism and immediacy even to the more fanciful diagrams (like the skull cutaway that shows the underlying bone structure in the same style as everything else) that Hogarth never quite manages. br / br /In any case, the book is put together very well, and would probably useful for 3D artists as well -- who, like anybody else coming at this book, already know a little bit about the technical aspects of what they're doing and stand to gain a lot from a more in-depth look at the human face itself.
For the Intermediate Artist in Imagined Figures September 25, 2005
Holly Ingraham (Honolulu, HI USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I used to rely on a small book crammed with photos called _Unmasking the Human Face_. Faigin has covered all of that and more. In the back, there is a sketch guide to the quintessentials of each expression for fast reference. The main body covers how these look in detail and somewhat varied lighting, discussing which muscles bulge, and how the shape of the eye is effected, and everything else necessary to let you get just the right subtle or dramatic look, that can determine the whole mood of the work.
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