Artist’s Complete Guide to Facial Expression

Following up on my last post, any artist or cartoonist worth his ink has to master the skill of capturing emotions. Here is one of the best "how-to" art books on the topic.

The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression by Gary Faigin 

"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 Faigin’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 Artist’s Complete Guide to Facial Expression."

Now get out there and draw.