Playful painting: people: whimsical projects and clever techniques for painting any likeness--from family and friends to the rich and famous/sarah walsh

Playful Painting: People is a quirky take on portrait instruction--sharpen your skills with 16 step-by-step projects, among them a mixed-media Frida Kahlo, an 80s girl, an ad man, a Victorian couple, and Edgar Allen Poe.

Creating portraits is fun and easy with Playful Painting: People .

This colorful guide will have you creating beautiful portraits of women and men, as well as nature motifs and animals.

Whether youre an aspiring, beginning, or more advanced artist, youll be working with affordable, approachable tools, such as colored pencil, gouache, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil, to create your own portraits .

Every portrait is customizable, allowing you to add your own personal embellishments.

Pick up a variety of tips and techniques that will show you how to paint whimsical patterns, accessories, and famous faces.

Theres even a section devoted to learning how to paint a self-portrait.

Playful Painting: People isnt just a collection of skills to learn; its a fun, fresh take on an age-old art form.

About the Author: Sarah Walsh is a Kansas-based artist and illustrator.

Shes inspired by animals, magical creatures, coffee, music, a good story, her friends and family, bravery, vintage childrens books, folk art, and mid-century anything.

Sarah received her BFA in graphic design from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, where she grew up.

She spent several years working as an in-house designer and illustrator for Hallmark before branching out on her own and joining Lilla Rogers Studio, which currently represents her.

Sarah is the author/illustrator of three Just Add Color titles from Rockport Publishers, Circus , Carnival , and Day of the Dead ; Quarry Books 100 Things to Draw With a Circle and 100 Things to Draw With a Triangle; and Walter Foster Publishings Playful Painting: People .

She lives in Kansas City with her husband and fellow illustrator, Colin Walsh; their son; a dog; and a cat.

Learn more at www.

sarahwalshmakesthings.