Artist's Complete Guide to Facial ExpressionGary Faigin

Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression

by Gary Faigin · first published 2011

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  • specialist · Apr 11, 2017 · Recommends

    …facial expressions. His book is "required" reading for portrait arts. His lectures are fun too. http://www.garyfaigin.com/faigin-face-blog http://www.garyfaigin.com/expression-demonstrations.html The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Complete-Guide-Facial-Express...

    on “There are 19 types of smile but only six are for happiness” ↗
  • skydhash · Aug 21, 2025 · Recommends

    …author also post on Youtube - How to Render, Scott Robenson, Thomas Bertling - How To Draw, Scott Robenson, Thomas Bertling - Imaginative Realism, James Gurney - Color and Light, James Gurney - The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression, Gary Faigin - Classic Human Anatomy, Valerie Winslow - Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life And a few others - Anatomy For Sculptors, Uldis Zarins - Anatomy of Facial Expression, Uldis…

    on “Ask HN: Best books on various topics of drawing, art and animation?” ↗

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