{"product_id":"japanese-style-watercolor-portraits","title":"Japanese Style Watercolor Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese Style Watercolor Portraits provides the professional guidance and all of the expert tips and techniques you need to succeed at creating beautiful, realistic watercolor portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 48 step-by-step lessons covering tools, techniques, sketching, painting and finishing, this book takes you through each step of the watercolor portrait process. Author Hiroko Shibasaki provides expert guidance on the best materials to use along with many insightful tips that every artist should know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portraits presented in the 12 comprehensive painting tutorials express a distinctively Japanese aesthetic. The subjects in the foreground are rendered in exquisite detail, while the backgrounds are only subtly suggested. This technique places the emphasis on the masterful portraits, leaving it to the viewer's imagination to fill in the peripheral details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lessons in this book cover all the key topics, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with a model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompleting the sketch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing and mixing paints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlocking in skin tones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRendering details such as facial features, hairstyles and clothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlending and shading the colors\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT HIROKO SHIBASAKI\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiroko Shibasaki is a Japanese artist who has worked primarily with watercolors since 2006. Her accolades include the 2011 Japan Watercolor Exhibition Incentive Award, the 2012 Japan Watercolor Exhibition Maruyama Banka Award, the 2017 Japan Watercolor Exhibition Alumni Incentive Award, and the 2019 Japan Watercolor Exhibition Prime Minister's Award. She is a member of the Japan Watercolor Painting Association and is a watercolor painting instructor at the college level. Shibasaki lives in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tuttle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45755469562114,"sku":"9780804855723","price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/files\/japanese-style-wc-portraits-pow.jpg?v=1735938186","url":"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/en-ca\/products\/japanese-style-watercolor-portraits","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}