People
Sharon Finmark(Author)
Collins (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-00-413308-9 (ISBN)
Description
Learn to Paint People is a new title in HarperCollins' successful Learn to Paint series, to be relaunched in June 98 with a brand-new page design and fresh new covers.
Including people in paintings literally brings them to life. In Learn to Paint People Sharon Finmark looks at all the essential aspects of painting people in their environment, using watercolour, acrylics, gouache and pastels. Several step-by-step demonstrations are included, featuring people at rest, in motion, in indoor settings and outside.
Learn to Paint People features:
* guidelines on choosing painting materials
* clear, practical advice on painting techniques
* a wide range of subjects, including single figures, groups of people, people in indoor settings and people outdoors
* stage-by-stage demonstration paintings
Including people in paintings literally brings them to life. In Learn to Paint People Sharon Finmark looks at all the essential aspects of painting people in their environment, using watercolour, acrylics, gouache and pastels. Several step-by-step demonstrations are included, featuring people at rest, in motion, in indoor settings and outside.
Learn to Paint People features:
* guidelines on choosing painting materials
* clear, practical advice on painting techniques
* a wide range of subjects, including single figures, groups of people, people in indoor settings and people outdoors
* stage-by-stage demonstration paintings
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
13 b/w, 100 col illus
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-413308-9 (9780004133089)
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Person
Sharon Finmark is an experienced teacher of painting at West Dean College and also runs private workshops in her own studio. Her work has been exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Academy Business Art Gallery. She has written several articles for The Artist and is the author of Learn to Paint Gardens in Watercolour, also published by HarperCollins.