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1	Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces more books like this by Carrie Stuart Parks, Barbara Bradley add to wishlist Carrie Stuart Parks is a trained fine artist and a nationally known forensic artist. With this book, she'll teach artists and non-artists of all ages how to draw incredibly accurate and realistic REAL faces, both self-portraits and portraits of others. Her method for teaching begins with 18 helpful tools to train minds how to see. Many of these ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $16.29! \| first editions \| SVS
2	How to Draw Faces more books like this by Barbara Soloff Levy, Barbara Soloff Levy add to wishlist Easy-to-follow guide with step-by-step diagrams makes it a snap to learn the basics of sketching the human face. By combining circles, ovals, and other shapes, would-be cartoonists can create 30 realistic portraits of young girls modeling a variety of hairstyles, boys in baseball hats, curly-headed babies, older folks, and more. see all copies from $2.69! new only from $2.69! \| SVS
3	Secrets to Drawing Realistic Children more books like this by Carrie Stuart Parks, Rick Parks add to wishlist Whatever age or skill level, even if you think that you can't be taught, you can learn how to draw incredibly realistic children in basic black and white with time-tested drawing principles refined into a foolproof program.Children are a powerfully popular subject with beginner and intermediate artists. With the Parks' fail-proof system, readers ... see all copies from $2.13! new only from $2.13! \| SVS
4	1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Faces: A Step-By-Step Guide more books like this by Steve Barr add to wishlist Step by step, the Learn to Draw Series provides young artists with friendly, fool-proof instruction and guaranteed success. Ideal for artists ages 6-10 From funny faces to sad expressions, this guide uses visual instruction to show kids how to draw a range of cartoon faces. Once children learn these basic drawing techniques, they will have hours ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	In the Eye of the Beholder: The Science of Face Perception more books like this by Vicki Bruce, Andrew Young add to wishlist This text, written to acompany an exhibition of the same title at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Spring 1998, provides a non-technical introduction to the science of the human face and the psychology of face perception. Illustrated throughout, the book includes reproductions of portraits from the gallery's collections, as well as state ... see all copies from $16.74! new only from $512.63! \| first editions
6	Carving Facial Expressions more books like this by Ian Norbury add to wishlist This book includes detailed step-by-step examples of carvings from the bandsawn block for both the beginning and experienced carver. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $17.34!
7	Focus on Features: Life-Like Portrayals in Applique more books like this by Charlotte Warr Andersen, Charlotte Warr Andersen, Barbara Kuhn (Editor) add to wishlist This guide to the art of creating portraiture in applique emphasizes the drawing process and the subtleties of shaping realistic features such as eyes, noses, mouths, ears and hands. Detailed photographs show the step-by-step construction sequences for an eye and a mouth. The roles of colour and value are covered, and machine applique is ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $24.41! \| first editions
8	Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Faces more books like this by Edward R Emberley add to wishlist Anyone can become an artist if they follow the simple instructions outlined in this book. A drawing system of easy to follow step-by-step diagrams has been applied to simple shapes, such as circles, to create a whole repertoire of human and animal faces. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.16! \| first editions
9	Carving the Human Face: Capturing Character and Expression in Wood more books like this by Jeff Phares add to wishlist For anyone who's ever had trouble rendering the human face, the newly expanded and revised edition of "Carving the Human Face", is the ticket to creating realistic portraits. From a world champion carver known for his lifelike busts, this updated book includes new patterns and photographs, in addition to valuable information on techniques for ... see all copies from $14.61! new only from $14.61! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Faces & Figures more books like this by Rachel Rubin Wolf add to wishlist In this volume, top artists share proven techniques for painting portraits, distant figures, bustling crowds and other realistic human scenes in a variety of mediums, including acrylic, oils, watercolour, pastels and coloured pencil.' see all copies from $11.53! new only from $55.59!
11 view cover	Changing Faces more books like this by George Tscherny add to wishlist It's the man on the moon, right? "Keep looking." Okay -- whoa! -- now it's two lovers moving in for a kiss. "Try another." This one? It's a bowl of fruit. "Pick it up. Flip it over." Ah...now it's a guy in a helmet! As design historian George Tscherny so readily shows in this endlessly engaging book, perception is a fragile and easily manipulated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.21! \| first editions
12 view cover	Noses more books like this by Sourcebooks add to wishlist A humorous appraisal of the human body -- in parts -- featuring elegantly die-cut covers. Using a selection of art and art forms from ancient to contemporary masters, these provocative board books for adults will make you look again. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Faces: Learn to Draw the Ed Emberley Way! more books like this by Edward R Emberley (Illustrator) add to wishlist Using simple shapes, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a variety of fun and wacky faces. This classic book is packed with fun things that kids - and adults too - really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full entertainment see all copies from $3.16! new only from $3.16! \| SVS
14 view cover	Find a Face more books like this by Francois Robert, Jean Robert, Jane Gittings (Illustrator) add to wishlist Presents, with accompanying rhyming text, photographs of everyday objects depicting faces. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.05!
15 view cover	Drawing faces : Internet-linked more books like this by Rosie Dickins, J. McCafferty add to wishlist Aimed at the complete beginner, simple instructions and clear, step- by-step illustrations show readers how to construct accurate face shapes and features. The Usborne Quicklinks website gives easy access to the recommended sites, as well as offering downloadable pictures and useful templates. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $72.41!
16 view cover	Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture more books like this by Charles T Little (Editor), Willibald Sauerlander (Introduction by) add to wishlist The face in medieval sculpture was an exploration in human identity, marked not only by evolving nuances of style but also by the ongoing drama of European history. The 81 magnificent sculpted heads featured in this volume provide a sweeping view of the Middle Ages, from the waning days of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance. Each ... see all copies from $28.50! new only from $37.25! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Draw 50 Famous Faces: The Step-By-Step Way to Draw Shakespeare, Bill Cosby, George Washington, and Many More... more books like this by Lee J Ames add to wishlist Keeping in line with the enormous success of his Draw 50 series, Lee Ames presents this new paperback edition of how to draw famous faces. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| SVS
18 view cover	Figures and Faces: A Sketcher's Handbook more books like this by Hugh Laidman add to wishlist Veteran artist, illustrator, and teacher shows how simple and rewarding it can be to draw two of the most challenging of artistic subjects. 160 pages of figures; 25 halftones; 4 charts. see all copies from $2.10! new only from $6.49! \| SVS
19 view cover	Lips more books like this by Sourcebooks add to wishlist A humorous appraisal of the human body -- in parts -- featuring elegantly die-cut covers. Using a selection of art and art forms from ancient to contemporary masters, these provocative board books for adults will make you look again. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.74!
20 view cover	Many Faces of the Face: Art for Children Series more books like this by Brigitte Baumbusch, George Rodrigue add to wishlist Presents artistic images of a variety of faces from around the world, including those of people, animals, and inanimate objects, and comments on them. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $9.90! \| first editions
21 view cover	Animated Origami Faces more books like this by Joel Stern, David Greenfield (Photographer) add to wishlist Easy step-by-step instructions show origami enthusiasts at every skill level how to create 12 movable faces! Projects include human and animal countenances that blink their eyes and snap their jaws, including a dog, a bear, a bird, a masked superhero, and more. Perfect for making homemade masks with fun, three-dimensional effects. see all copies from $3.25! new only from $3.28! \| SVS
22	Carving Egg Heads more books like this by Mary Finn add to wishlist This book is the perfect start for anyone interested in carving detailed faces. Mary Finn uses her practice stick method to show you how to carve each featureeyes, nose, closed mouth, open mouthwith step by step directions that even beginners will find easy to follow. Then she shows you how to arrange all of these pieces into one wooden egg to ... see all copies from $5.84! new only from $10.36!
23	Painting Faces and Figures more books like this by Carole Katchen add to wishlist This is a collection of the work of 18 accomplished portrait and figure artists, was designed to help artists discover and refine their own personal styles. The painting techniques of a number of mediums and methods are explored in depth, including painterly watercolours, lush traditional oils, abstracted images, colourful impressionistic works, ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24 view cover	Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru more books like this by Christopher B Donnan add to wishlist Of all the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas, only one perfected true portraiture of living people and produced it in quantity - the Moche who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Using the medium of three-dimensional ceramic vessels that could have contained liquid, Moche artisans typically ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $45.71! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Draw 50 Famous Faces more books like this by Lee J Ames add to wishlist Keeping in line with the enormous success of his Draw 50 series, Lee Ames presents this new paperback edition of how to draw famous faces. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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