The artist's complete guide to facial expression / Gary Faigin

Part one : The structure of the head -- Going beneath the surface -- Constructing the features -- Part two : The muscles of expression -- The nature of the facial muscles -- Muscles of the brow and eye -- The muscles of the mouth -- Part three : The six basic expressions -- Emotion and the face -- The expression of sadness -- The expression of anger -- The expression of joy -- The expression of fear -- The expression of disgust -- The expression of surprise -- Conclusion -- Expressions in brief -- Expressions of physical states.

Explains and illustrates the role of the muscles of facial expression for artists, focusing on the action of muscles in the forehead and brows, eyes, and the mouth and chin, with detailed renderings that show the six basic emotional patterns in action.

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