Line (Creative Painting Series) - Hardcover

Guasch, Gemma; Asuncion, Josep

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9780764160073: Line (Creative Painting Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0764160079 ISBN 13: 9780764160073
Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2007

Synopsis

Titles in the Creative Painting art instruction series are prepared especially for students and experienced amateurs who are looking to improve their technique, develop their own distinctive style, and produce highly finished, professional quality artworks. The books can be used with profit as self-teaching guides or as textbooks in art classes. This book instructs students in the mastery of line, using several different media and showing various ways in which line art is employed to render still lifes, landscapes, portraits, and human forms. Using fifteen examples, the authors demonstrate the step-by-step development of paintings and drawings, allowing students to compare different techniques and then develop those which best suit their own styles and purposes. Included among the attractive color illustrations throughout this book are many reproductions of works by famous artists.

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CREATIVE PAINTING SERIES

Titles in this very practical art instruction series are designed to teach advanced students and experienced amateurs. They can be used as self-teaching guides or as textbooks in art classes.

This volume instructs art students in the mastery of line, with reference to several different media. The authors show various ways in which line art is employed to render still lifes, landscapes, portraits, and human forms. Using fifteen examples, this book demonstrates the gradual development of paintings and drawings, allowing students to compare different techniques and then develop those which best suit their own styles and purposes. The authors encourage students to pursue creativity and experimentation in their search for original results. Each approach, based on a historic reference, demonstrates the step-by-step development of an artwork, the end result being a finished painting. A gallery at the end of this book will inspire students with additional instructive examples.

Other titles in this series:
FORM * COLOR * SPACE

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Publisher
B E S Pub Co
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0764160079
ISBN 13 
9780764160073
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
160
Rating
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