Master Class in Figure Drawing
Title | Master Class in Figure Drawing PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Beverly Hale |
Publisher | Watson-Guptill Publications |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780823030149 |
Explains how to make realistic drawings of the arms, legs, feet, hands, and other parts of the human body
Portrait Painting Atelier
Title | Portrait Painting Atelier PDF eBook |
Author | Suzanne Brooker |
Publisher | Watson-Guptill |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2011-11-15 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0823008355 |
The art of portraiture approached its apex during the sixteenth century in Europe with the discovery of oil painting when the old masters developed and refined techniques that remain unsurpassed to this day. The ascendance of nonrepresentational art in the middle of the twentieth century displaced these venerable skills, especially in academic art circles. Fortunately for aspiring artists today who wish to learn the methods that allowed the Old Masters to achieve the luminous color and subtle tonalities so characteristic of their work, this knowledge has been preserved in hundreds of small traditional painting ateliers that persevered in the old ways in this country and throughout the world. Coming out of this dedicated movement, Portrait Painting Atelier is an essential resource for an art community still recovering from a time when solid instruction in art technique was unavailable in our schools. Of particular value here is a demonstration of the Old Masters’ technique of layering paint over a toned-ground surface, a process that builds from the transparent dark areas to the more densely painted lights. This method unifies the entire painting, creating a beautiful glow that illuminates skin tones and softly blends all the color tones. Readers will also find valuable instruction in paint mediums from classic oil-based to alkyd-based, the interactive principles of composition and photograph-based composition, and the anatomy of the human face and the key relationships among its features. Richly illustrated with the work of preeminent masters such as Millet, Géricault, and van Gogh, as well as some of today’s leading portrait artists—and featuring seven detailed step-by-step portrait demonstrations—Portrait Painting Atelier is the first book in many years to so comprehensively cover the concepts and techniques of traditional portraiture.
Old Master Paintings in Soviet Museums
Title | Old Master Paintings in Soviet Museums PDF eBook |
Author | Irina Vladimirovna Linnik |
Publisher | |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Art museums |
ISBN | 9785730004405 |
Old Master Portrait Drawings
Title | Old Master Portrait Drawings PDF eBook |
Author | James Spero |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 1990-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486263649 |
Masterpieces of drawing from the great schools and traditions of Italy and northern Europe, spanning four centuries from Filippino Lippi, Andrea del Sarto, and Titian to Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and Ingres. 47 plates.
Raphael
Title | Raphael PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Whistler |
Publisher | Ashmolean Museum Oxford |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Art, High Renaissance |
ISBN | 9781910807156 |
The selection of drawings demonstrates how Raphael created a specific mode of visual invention and persuasive communication through drawing. He used drawing both as conceptual art (including brainstorming sheets) and as a practice based on attentive observation (such as drawing from the posed model). Yet Raphael's drawings also reveal how the process of drawing in itself, with its gestural rhythms and spontaneity, can be a form of thought, generating new ideas. The Oxford exhibition will present drawings that span Raphael's entire career, encompassing many of his major projects and exploring his visual language from inventive ideas to full compositions. The extraordinary range of drawings by Raphael in the Ashmolean and the Albertina, enhanced by appropriate loans, will enable this exhibition to cast new light on this familiar artist, transforming our understanding of Raphael's art.
The Craft of Old-Master Drawings
Title | The Craft of Old-Master Drawings PDF eBook |
Author | James Watrous |
Publisher | |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Paint Like the Masters
Title | Paint Like the Masters PDF eBook |
Author | Parramon Editorial Team |
Publisher | B.E.S. Publishing |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781438005492 |
"This exhaustive study uncovers the trade secrets of the great masters through in-depth examination of 14 of the world's most famous paintings"--P. [4] of cover.