01921cam a2200361 4500 106118442 TxAuBib 20120628120000.0 010202s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2001030145 9781581801637 hc : alk. paper 1581801637 hc : alk. paper (OCoLC)45951720 TxAuBib Saper, Chris, 1952- Painting beautiful skin tones with color & light / Chris Saper. Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, 2001. 127 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 120) and index. A generation ago, books on portrait painting focused almost exclusively on Caucasians. James Horton was one of the first popular writers to explore the full range of color differences in his How To Paint Skin Tones (LJ 3/15/96). Saper here presents a similar volume that does not markedly improve on Horton's. Like Horton, Saper, whose portraits are held in private and corporate collections, sets out principles for painting a full variety of skin tones in several media, including oil, pastel, and watercolor. Both authors give advice on shooting and choosing photographs as references. Libraries that already have Horton's volume on the shelves can pass on this. For those that don't, Saper's book is an essential purchase. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. (B&N.) 20120628. Watercolor painting. Watercolor painting. Technique. Portrait painting Technique. Art Technique. Art. Human skin color in art. Color. Painting. Painting. Technique. Painting. oil. TXLIV