Beautiful Skin of Color

Beautiful Skin of Color

Author: Jeanine Downie

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2005-06-14

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0060521554

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A comprehensive guide for treating and caring for darker skin combines the wisdom of two physicians and a reporter to present a beauty regimen especially designed for women of color.


Same Family, Different Colors

Same Family, Different Colors

Author: Lori L. Tharps

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0807076791

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Weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, Same Family, Different Colors explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. Colorism and color bias—the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the color of their skin—is a pervasive and damaging but rarely openly discussed phenomenon. In this unprecedented book, Lori L. Tharps explores the issue in African American, Latino, Asian American, and mixed-race families and communities by weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis. The result is a compelling portrait of the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. Tharps, the mother of three mixed-race children with three distinct skin colors, uses her own family as a starting point to investigate how skin-color difference is dealt with. Her journey takes her across the country and into the lives of dozens of diverse individuals, all of whom have grappled with skin-color politics and speak candidly about experiences that sometimes scarred them. From a Latina woman who was told she couldn’t be in her best friend’s wedding photos because her dark skin would “spoil” the pictures, to a light-skinned African American man who spent his entire childhood “trying to be Black,” Tharps illuminates the complex and multifaceted ways that colorism affects our self-esteem and shapes our lives and relationships. Along with intimate and revealing stories, Tharps adds a historical overview and a contemporary cultural critique to contextualize how various communities and individuals navigate skin-color politics. Groundbreaking and urgent, Same Family, Different Colors is a solution-seeking journey to the heart of identity politics, so that this more subtle “cousin to racism,” in the author’s words, will be exposed and confronted.


Color Theory for the Makeup Artist

Color Theory for the Makeup Artist

Author: Katie Middleton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1351380540

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Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects analyzes and explains traditional color theory for fine artists and shows how to apply it directly toward make-up applications Make-up artists control color the same way a painter does. They choose color palettes, match colors, blend new colors, and create designs on a canvas that is always changing. Some colors cancel others, some balance each other, and some oppose other colors. However, painters seldom have to consider inconsistencies in how their art will be lit and where it will be displayed the way that a make-up artists does. This book teaches how to mix any color using just red, yellow, blue, and white. It discusses the reason for variations in skin colors and undertones, and how to identify and match these using make-up, while choosing flattering colors for the eyes, lips, and cheeks. Colors found inside the body are explained for special effects make-up, like why we bruise, bleed, or appear sick, and ideas and techniques are also described for painting prosthetics. The book also explains how lighting affects color on film, television, theater, and photography sets, and how to properly light a workspace for successful applications. Whether you are a professional or a beginner, you will never stop learning. There will always be new products, techniques, and fashions – this book provides guidance and inspiration to keep practicing, creating, and honing your skills.


From Darkness to Night

From Darkness to Night

Author: Michelle Jackson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-29

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Six years of running isn't long enough to help Reneata Morris escape the guilt and shame of her past. Leaving behind in Alabama her fiancé and first true love, Ty, who is willing to sacrifice everything to make her happy; Tess, her rambunctious little sister; and Gramps and JoAnn, her protective grandfather and estranged mother, who she later learns hides a horrid family secret. Reneata fights to overcome the generational curse of poverty, addiction, and rape, whose influences affect how she sees herself and the world. Now, struggling to heal after Ervin's murder, her older brother, an art prodigy who struggled with drug addiction, Reneata is reluctantly admitted to Bethany Skylar Mental Institution after a suicide attempt. But her time at the hospital is a blessing in disguise. While there, she befriends Dr. Bobby Brown, a young, attractive psychiatrist who goes out of his way to help Reneata face her fears. But unbeknownst to her, Dr. Brown knows something about the days leading up to her brother's murder that he, Gramps, and JoAnn all decide not to disclose to Reneata in fear that it would set back her recovery.From Darkness to Night is an honest look at the life of a young woman engulfed in hardship and despair that began generations before she was born yet brought to bear on her life. Although she struggles, hope is not far away. Reneata fights to let go of her past, to accept the trauma that impacts her family, and to live a life filled with love, redemption, and forgiveness.


Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light

Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light

Author: Chris Saper

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2001-08-26

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1440319707

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LEARNING HOW TO CAPTURE SUCH QUALITY HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!Inside you'll find guidelines for rendering accurate skin tones in a variety of media, including watercolor, oil and pastel. You'll begin with a review of the five essential painting elements (drawing, value, color, composition and edges), then learn how light and color influence the appearance of skin tones. Best-selling artist Chris Saper provides the advice and examples that make every lesson and technique easy to understandâ€"immediately improving the quality of your work. You'll discover how to: • Paint the four major skin color groups (Caucasian, African American, Asian, and Hispanic) • Refine these colors into dozens of possible variations within each group • Select your palette and mix hues for clean, beautiful colors • Determine the color and temperature of light that falls on your subject • Paint direct and indirect sunlight, artificial light and highlights of light • Master the four elements that determine color in shadow • Use photographic references when you can't paint directly from life You'll also find seven step-by-step demonstrations and an appendix of sample color charts for each major skin type under a range of lighting variations. It's all you need to bring your portraits to life!


Beauty Has No Skin Tone

Beauty Has No Skin Tone

Author: Tony Rubino

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781086473964

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This Beauty Has No Skin Tone sassy attitude Tee Shirt makes a cool gift for all of the beautiful people in your life that represent independence, self-sureness and Black girl Magic. Perfect Novelty gift for both Men and Women. This inspirational quote slogan Tshirt features uplifting words to all from different Races and Skin color. A Funny Slogan journal that makes a great gift for Christmas, Mothers Day, Birthdays, Valentines Day and any occasional for that special person


Whiter

Whiter

Author: Nikki Khanna

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2020-03-10

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1479800295

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Heartfelt personal accounts from Asian American women on their experiences with skin color bias, from being labeled “too dark” to becoming empowered to challenge beauty standards “I have a vivid memory of standing in my grandmother’s kitchen, where, by the table, she closely watched me as I played. When I finally looked up to ask why she was staring, her expression changed from that of intent observer to one of guilt and shame. . . . ‘My anak (dear child),’ she began, ‘you are so beautiful. It is a shame that you are so dark. No Filipino man will ever want to marry you.’”—“Shade of Brown,” Noelle Marie Falcis How does skin color impact the lives of Asian American women? In Whiter, thirty Asian American women provide first-hand accounts of their experiences with colorism in this collection of powerful, accessible, and brutally honest essays, edited by Nikki Khanna. Featuring contributors of many ages, nationalities, and professions, this compelling collection covers a wide range of topics, including light-skin privilege, aspirational whiteness, and anti-blackness. From skin-whitening creams to cosmetic surgery, Whiter amplifies the diverse voices of Asian American women who continue to bravely challenge the power of skin color in their own lives.


Shades of Difference

Shades of Difference

Author: Evelyn Nakano Glenn

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2009-01-23

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0804770999

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Shades of Difference addresses the widespread but little studied phenomenon of colorism—the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. Examining the social and cultural significance of skin color in a broad range of societies and historical periods, this insightful collection looks at how skin color affects people's opportunities in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and North America. Is skin color bias distinct from racial bias? How does skin color preference relate to gender, given the association of lightness with desirability and beauty in women? The authors of this volume explore these and other questions as they take a closer look at the role Western-dominated culture and media have played in disseminating the ideal of light skin globally. With its comparative, international focus, this enlightening book will provide innovative insights and expand the dialogue around race and gender in the social sciences, ethnic studies, African American studies, and gender and women's studies.


Beauty Has No Skin Tone

Beauty Has No Skin Tone

Author: Ellen Granger

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-25

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781650984506

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This Beauty Has No Skin Journal is perfect for those who want to write down their everyday goals or just as a note taker. This Melanin Slogan Notebook is the great gift for fashion lovers. 6 x 9 in (15.24 x 22.86 cm) 120 pages.