Studio Seeing: A Practical Guide to Drawing, Painting, and Perception - Hardcover

Torlen, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789388708 ISBN 13: 9781789388701

Publisher: Intellect Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

A study of perception and its role in drawing and painting, featuring practical exercises.  

Studio Seeing offers a close examination of perception as it is used by an artist in the studio. Michael Torlen shares here the successful process he has developed over decades of teaching and studio practice in a straightforward way that other artists can apply to their own work. Using examples from his own experience and supporting them with a rich illustration program that includes works from historical and contemporary artists, Torlen distills clear, effective principles for painting and drawing that will help artists make great strides in their understanding and ability. Each chapter is rounded out with exercises designed to help artists immediately understand and apply its concepts.
 

About this title

About the Author

Michael Torlen is a visual artist and a professor emeritus of the School of Art + Design at Purchase College, State University of New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Intellect Ltd
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789388708
• ISBN 13: 9781789388701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264