Painting Watercolor Portraits That Glow

Excellent teaching resource. As a beginning watercolorist I find it very informative and leads you step by step through the process. It is an addition to my art library.

One of the last things I wanted to learn in painting watercolor was painting portraits because quite honestly, I didn't care for it mainly because I didn't know how. But after reading this book, I no longer feel apprehensive about painting portraits. Jan Kunz's book is a terrific instructional guide on how to start, as well as what colors to use and where to use them. The book even includes some step-by-step samples based on real-life models Ms. Kunz has used that you can start off first as a guide.For beginners, this is a very good book to use to get started.

This is the one portrait book I would recommend for artists at ANY level of expertise and for all media., but especially for watercolor artists.

Jan Kunz has written a thoughtful, well-organized, presentation on how to paint watercolor portraits. Her realistic style of painting still manages to be expressive due to her emphasis on careful planning of how the image will be painted beforehand, allowing the artist's brush to put in correct values and hues with freedom and control at the same time. It's where I look whenever I get in trouble painting a portrait.