Painter 5 Studio Secrets

Author : Adele Greenberg
Publisher : Wiley Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764540387
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Painter 5 Studio Secrets written by Adele Greenberg and published by Wiley Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for graphic designers, illustrators, and Web designers, this full-color book features undocumented techniques and artwork from word-class artists. The text features an in-depth discussion of using Painter's Image Hose which allows users to paint with digital images. The CD-ROM is packed with exclusive images, tutorials, and software.

Author : Frederic Taubes
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473389828
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studio Secrets written by Frederic Taubes and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD: Were there paints used by the old masters better than ours today And were their methods superior Is turpentine a good painting medium Why do some paintings darken, discolor, or crack with age, while others do not What varnish should I use to restore the brilliancy of a painting which has grown dull Which is better, a sable or a bristle brush These are typical of hundreds of questions which painters and stu dents all over the land are constantly asking. Particularly since I started my Question and Answer Department in the Taubes Page, in the magazine AMERICAN ARTIST, have come to realize what a strong interest exists today in all such technical matters. This was not always so. In fact, this present keen attention to sound craftsmanship in painting is most gratifying to those of us who have long worked toward this very goal. For far too lengthy a period we might even say for scores of years many painters were so immersed in the purely aesthetic aspects of their art that they neglected those equally important technical phases which must always be observed if results are to be enduring. A gradual awakening has taken place only as one horrible example after another of fading, darkening, discoloration, cracking, or like type of failure has come to the fore. Even in the recent past there have been those who have treated craftsmanship so lightly that their paintings have already badly dete riorated or are doomed to an early demise. Small wonder, then, that more and more contemporary painters, profiting from all this, are turn ing to the investigation of the chemical and physical nature and action of pigments the respective functions of oils, varnishes and other me dia the preparation of grounds the possibilities of underpainting, etc.My personal feeling has always been that if a painting is worth do ing at all, it is worth doing well And by well I mean not only aes thetically well, but technically well. At the very outset of my career I was so impressed by the needless deterioration of thousands of paintings that the mastery of craftsmanship became a consuming passion. By good fortune, I was able to indulge this passion by studying at first hand the works of those leading exponents of sound craftsmanship, the old masters. In Paris, in Italy, in Vienna, in the Bauhaus in Weimar, under the famous Doerner in Munich, for years I was able to gratify my inquisitiveness along technical lines. One by one I inspected the great masterpieces of old. I compared I analysed I investigated I asked questions I read assiduously everything I could lay my hands on. And gradually I arrived at a conviction which decades of subsequent paint ing and teaching have served only to strengthen, that a regeneration of art will be possible only when painters cease to look on technical matters as superficial and return to the sound basic principles long ago established by the old masters.

Author : Nancy Hillis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781955028073
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Artist's Journey written by Nancy Hillis and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you yearn to say yes to your deepest expression in your art and life, this self-help book is for you. Dr. Hillis guides you past resistance on your artist's journey so you can finally trust yourself, develop confidence and cultivate deep exploration and experimentation in your art. Bonus resource library with videos lessons and book club guide.

Author : Mitchell Albala
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
ISBN 13 : 0823008347
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landscape Painting written by Mitchell Albala and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because nature is so expansive and complex, so varied in its range of light, landscape painters often have to look further and more deeply to find form and structure, value patterns, and an organized arrangement of shapes. In Landscape Painting, Mitchell Albala shares his concepts and practices for translating nature's grandeur, complexity, and color dynamics into convincing representations of space and light. Concise, practical, and inspirational, Landscape Painting focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as: • Simplification and Massing: Learn to reduce nature's complexity by looking beneath the surface of a subject to discover the form's basic masses and shapes.• Color and Light: Explore color theory as it specifically applies to the landscape, and learn the various strategies painters use to capture the illusion of natural light.• Selection and Composition: Learn to select wisely from nature's vast panorama. Albala shows you the essential cues to look for and how to find the most promising subject from a world of possibilities. The lessons in Landscape Painting—based on observation rather than imitation and applicable to both plein air and studio practice—are accompanied by painting examples, demonstrations, photographs, and diagrams. Illustrations draw from the work of more than 40 contemporary artists and such masters of landscape painting as John Constable, Sanford Gifford, and Claude Monet. Based on Albala's 25 years of experience and the proven methods taught at his successful plein air workshops, this in-depth guide to all aspects of landscape painting is a must-have for anyone getting started in the genre, as well as more experienced practitioners who want to hone their skills or learn new perspectives.

Author : Phil Garrett
Publisher : North Light Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440355042
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Acrylics written by Phil Garrett and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An artist-to-artist guide to acrylics today! Acrylics are an astoundingly versatile medium, as evidenced by the diversity of work emerging from studios around the country. This book takes you inside the studios and creative minds of 9 of today's top acrylic artists as they share favorite techniques, distinctive approaches, and examples of their best work. Packed with expert advice, Inside Acrylics will help beginning and intermediate artists make the most of both traditional acrylics and their new, slow-drying cousins. Real-world advice from 9 top acrylic artists, from the way they organize their palettes to tried and true strategies for painting in the studio, painting portraits, and painting outdoors. 18 step-by-step demonstrations of favorite techniques. How to use acrylic paints, gels and mediums to achieve the look of oil paints, innovations in mixed media, and effects not achievable with any other medium. Advice on everything from materials and color theory to varnishing and care of finished work. Inside Acrylics contains years of hands-on experience to help up-and-coming artists make sense of all the options, save trial-and-error time, and explore the exciting possibilities of this most remarkable medium.

Author : Deke McClelland
Publisher : Wiley Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1002 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Macworld? Photoshop? 5 Bible written by Deke McClelland and published by Wiley Publishing. This book was released on 1998-07-13 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that Photoshop 5 is finally here, it2s time to get up to speed on all that2s new and improved in the latest version of the world2s most powerful and sophisticated image-editing program. That2s a pretty tall order. So where do you start? How about with the updated version of the most comprehensive Photoshop guide around.

Author : Marjorie Sarnat
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486826724
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Art Studio Secrets written by Marjorie Sarnat and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning illustrator and painter Marjorie Sarnat presents an outstanding refresher course in creative thinking, suitable for artists of every level. In this guide, she shares the tips and techniques she's discovered in the course of her personal experiences and explorations. These 300 quick, easily grasped text passages detail methods for adding inspiration and innovation to your creative process. The new, hands-on approaches to materials, painting surfaces, and texture applications can help you find a fresh angle for your style or break through a creative block. Every "secret" in this book is expressed in practical terms geared toward boosting your artistic abilities. From sharpening your drawing skills and applying media in unique ways to creating intriguing visual illusions and refining your choices of color and composition, this guide is loaded with advice and fresh ideas. You'll also find cost-saving ways to obtain and manage your art tools and supplies as well as scores of ideas for making art with creative kids.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Author : Linda Cateura
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
ISBN 13 : 9780823032792
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oil Painting Secrets From a Master written by Linda Cateura and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the most popular art instruction books ever written have been based on student notes culled over the years from actual workshop sessions, with all their power and immediacy - and with practical, on-to-one contact between student and teacher. This is such a book. For more than two years, Linda Cateura has pursued teacher / artist David A. Leffel, notebook in hand, as he critiqued the work of students. Linda Cateura's succinct notes capture his insights, philosophy, painting hints, and general comments. Leffel's classic, painterly, twentieth-century old master style, much in the manner of Rembrandt or Chardin, affords ample illustration of the ideas expressed - through his many paintings, details, demonstrations, and diagrams, almost all in color. No matter what your level of ability, there is something here to apply to your own work, ideas that will cause you to rething your own ways of painting, hints to save you effort, or solutions to persistent painting problems.

Author : Deke McClelland
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9780764532344
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book FreeHand 8 Bible written by Deke McClelland and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1998-06-25 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If FreeHand™ 8 can do it, you can do it too … Give your projects visual punch with FreeHand 8's complete battery of enhanced text and graphics features! Using step-by-step instructions and tons of examples, bestselling author Deke McClelland takes you through every FreeHand function — showing you all of the techniques you need to create everything from logos to compelling brochures to powerful Web content. High-Impact Design at Your Fingertips! Complete guidelines for customizing your work environment Working with vector- and raster-based image file formats Expert advice for working with layers Improved text handling capabilities Integrating text and graphics effectively Full coverage of Xtras New types of fills for paths Fully customized shortcuts and toolbars Plus special coverage of Flash, Macromedia's hot Web technology "This Bible is the best way to dive into Freehand!" —Tom Hale, director of product management, Macromedia www.idgbooks.com