Detailed step-by-step tutorials will walk readers through coloring faces and hair and various types of fabric and clothing to add unique personality and life to these images. In the faces chapter, expert tips for coloring eyes and lips and adding shading around facial features are explained in an easy-to-understand manner. Colleen and Marianne will also explain the theory behind creating lifelike skin tones and the secrets to creating youthful or aged faces. In the chapter on coloring hair, readers will discover just how easy it is to pick the perfect hair color combination and create stunning highlights, waves and curls, To wrap it up, our expert instructors demonstrate numerous techniques for creating texture in clothing from stripes to plaids, pleats and folds and even the timeless look of washed denim. A handy CD containing all of the tutorial images is included in Copic Coloring Guide Level 3 making it easy for aspiring artists to practice along with each easy-to-follow tutorial. Readers can also print copies of the handy charts and create their own visual references for skin tones, hair color and fabric patterns.
Author Biography
Colleen Schaan is a Regional Copic Certification Instructor and team member of the Fine Art Education program for the South/East coast and travels extensively across the nation for workshops, demos, and trade shows. She holds English and secondary education degrees from Wartburg College and taught English at the middle school, high school and college level for 12 years before retiring to focus on a career in creative arts. She currently resides in Atlanta, Ga. with her husband and three fur babies. Marianne Walker is the Product Director for Imagination International Inc., where she develops product publications and certification manuals. She also travels throughout the United States teaching drawing and coloring classes at trade shows, stores and art schools. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a BFA in Multimedia Design and a Minor in Journalism/Advertising. She currently resides in Springfield, Ore. with her husband and two children.
