Learn to Paint People Quickly (Learn Quickly)

Another great volume by Hazel Soan. Learn to Paint People Quickly, is filled with practical and useful information on proportion,the body itself, poses, color and tone including how to add people, or figures into watercolor paintings, along with so much more! Some reviewers have mentioned lack of step by step instructions, and no, it is not a step by step beginner instruction book. This book is about painting people in watercolor, spontaneously and quickly with minimal detail, a simple approach that only suggests a figure, using brush strokes that can be recognized as a figure or person. Much can be learned by just looking at the examples in the book and replicating them, there many small paintings of figures broken down into simple parts.

I love the illustration on the front of book along with those illustrations throughout the entire book. I have always wanted to paint quick figures for a very long time. I even took a course in figure drawing when I was still in college. This book is very helpful and beneficial for me.

Simple to understand, lots of ideas, and inspirationsal

This is a very helpful little book for those who like to include figures in quick sketches, drawings, or paintings. It is not a beginner's how-to book with step by step instructions, but more of a compact digest of the things you need to be aware of when drawing or painting people. In that respect it is excellent and I it is one of the better art books I own. The discussions of perspective and posture are of great value because this is where so may go astray, i.e., rigid and unnatural figures. I did knock off one star though, because of the page on facial proportions (p 24). The shadow notes are good, but her relating the eyes and nose positions to the top and bottom of the ear is ill founded. The ear is always located in relation to the facial features and never vice versa. When the head is tilted even slightly forward or backward the ear will appear higher or lower in relation to the nose and eyes and is never used to position those facial features. Perhaps she did not intend it to read that way, and it is only a minor point that anyone with basic facial drawing experience will disregard.

Every thing you need to paint people for Urban Sketching. A must have for everyone in watercolor, gouache and acrylic. Had to wait six years for this as I collect books on urban sketching.

This book is written for people who want to learn quickly and easily.

Some helpful 'tips' but certainly not "how to" Learn To Paint People Quickly. Not a step by step guide. Not sure who this book is geared toward. Certainly not for beginners or aspiring intermediates but also not for seasoned painters who already know about perspective and the relationship of figures in a scene.This book seems to be a showcase for her paintings with some text and tips sprinkled here and there.Was expecting something close to her video interview where she talks a bit about brush strokes and color choices. There was a bit more detail regarding painting the face. Overall feel this book is misrepresented as a 'how to' when in fact is a quick survey of her work. Disappointed

As an aspiring artist, I need to get better at drawing and painting people. This book looked appropriate, so I looked for a good used copy. As so often happens with art books, this one arrived in very good condition, perfectly readable and usable. It was no more worn than if it had been in my own library for a while.