Transformations! The Story behind the painted Faces

Christopher Agostino has made a thirty year adventure out of the unconventional art of facepainting, from birthday parties to photo sessions for Abercrombie & Fitch. In public events at the world-famous Bronx Zoo he and his Transformations! Company have painted tens of thousands of adults and children, setting a standard within the New York entertainment industry and transforming the idea of what a painted face can be. The story behind those faces and the methods employed to generate such creativity make a fascinating and valuable read for any artist. Here are the tools for designing new faces, for developing a personal style and for painting creatively each time you pick up a brush. More than a how-to manual, this book is the distilled vision of an artist exploring all that is possible in painting a face. This is art of transformation.


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Christopher Agostino has made a thirty year adventure out of the unconventional art of facepainting, from birthday parties to photo sessions for Abercrombie & Fitch. In public events at the world-famous Bronx Zoo he and his Transformations! Company have painted tens of thousands of adults and children, setting a standard within the New York entertainment industry and transforming the idea of what a painted face can be. The story behind those faces and the methods employed to generate such creativity make a fascinating and valuable read for any artist. Here are the tools for designing new faces, for developing a personal style and for painting creatively each time you pick up a brush. More than a how-to manual, this book is the distilled vision of an artist exploring all that is possible in painting a face. This is art of transformation.

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