The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression

Artists love this book, the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. In a carefully organized, easy-to-use format, author Gary Faigin shows readers the expressions created by individual facial muscles, then draws them together in a section devoted to the six basic human emotions: sadness, anger, joy, fear, disgust, and surprise. Each emotion is shown in steadily increasing intensity, and Faigin's detailed renderings are supplemented by clear explanatory text, additional sketches, and finished work. An appendix includes yawning, wincing, and other physical reactions. Want to create portraits that capture the real person? Want to draw convincing illustrations? Want to show the range of human emotion in your artwork? Get The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression

Author: Gary Faigin
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 08/19/2008
Pages: 287
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780823004324
ISBN10: 0823004325
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Life Drawing
- Art | Subjects & Themes | General

About the Author
Gary Faigin trained at the Art Students League and the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris. He has taught at the National Academy School of Design and at Parsons School of Design; currently, he is the artistic director of the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, where he lives.