Artists love this book; the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. In a carefully organized; easy-to-use format; author Gary Faigin shows readers the expressions created by individual facial muscles; then draws them together in a section devoted to the six basic human emotions: sadness; anger; joy; fear; disgust; and surprise. Each emotion is shown in steadily increasing intensity; and Faiginrsquo;s detailed renderings are supplemented by clear explanatory text; additional sketches; and finished work. An appendix includes yawning; wincing; and other physical reactions. Want to create portraits that capture the real person? Want to draw convincing illustrations? Want to show the range of human emotion in your artwork? Get The Artistrsquo;s Complete Guide to Facial Expression!From the Trade Paperback edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. basically I bought this as research after I saw the very fine documentary. "Little Girl BlueBy space cowboyIm a Janis fan. Not a fanatic. not a rock music guru. but a fan. basically I bought this as research after I saw the very fine documentary. "Little Girl Blue." Im still a hundred pages short of the end and I cant believe its not over yet. This feels like perhaps the longest book Ive ever tried to complete. and Im a very fast reader. The author undoubtedly knew Janis pretty well. and its interesting to read about their relationship. the intimate context of the life and times of Janis and her band(s)-and the authors feelings about Janis. But sadly It seems like no one edited this book. Its unbearably clunky and indulgently written-the author cannot seem to stop impressing herself with the most cloying constant descriptions. metaphors. similies. There are so many details and so many s***ty writing fireworks distracting from any through line that I really just wanted a literal timeline graphic insert so I could stay on topic about what happened when. Im guessing everyone was still so sad about Janis death that no one really cared about how good the writing was. Reading this book in 2016 is like unearthing a time capsule. Im hoping to God theres a better Joplin book than this one1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I cant get through this!By GoldenLoveDogI loved Janis Joplins music but could not find that sweer spot that would pull me into this book. I gave it three stars for subject matter but would not read or reccommend it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Pearls Kozmic BluesBy Jeffrey CrawfordThis is a highly personalised biography of the wild and wonderful Janis Joplin. If youre reading for musical appreciation then Id recommend another book. because Friedman doesnt really try to chart Joplins musical development. Its primarily her experiences as a friend and colleague (Friedman worked for Joplins manager. the formidable Albert Grossman). It does capture a lot about Joplins fragile psyche. which she masked with whiskey. drugs and sexual bravado (the side of her psyche she called Pearl). The progress from early blues/folk days to Big Brother the Holding Company through to her Full-Tilt Boogie Band is not really captured in great detail. but Janiss mental and physical deterioration certainly is. Its all a bit too negative at times - surely Janis enjoyed some of her success - but this is Friedmans very personal journey with a woman who was a force of nature.
