Paint Like the Masters


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"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.




You Can Paint Like the Masters


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From Van Gogh's famous flowers to Dali's timeless melting clocks, this book offers budding artists an exciting selection of masterpieces to re-create. You Can Paint Like the Masters touches on 7 great art movements and several famous artists throughout history to jumpstart curiosity about artistic style and technique. Easy step-by-step instructions and templates ensure success as kids experiment and develop their painting skills. For extra inspiration, kids will discover fun facts about the Masters and the art movements along the way!




Painting Techniques of the Masters


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A revised and enlarged edition of Painting lessons from the great masters.




Painting and Reinterpreting the Masters


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For centuries, artists have learnt from the art that came before them. This book explains how to make paint meaningful and imaginative responses to the works of the masters. There are step by step examples to illustrate how to get started and how to use thumbnail pencil sketches. Advice is given on how to make larger and slower drawings, and then oil-sketch copies of the masters' work. The author studies the composition, rhythms and colours of the masters and uses their work as a source to practise and understand paintings, and as a springboard for your own discovery and invention. This book explores how a brave and imaginative use of colour can reinterpret paintings to achieve a greater and more expressive effect. Images from the earliest art to the twentieth century are included to feed your creative imagination, and examples of contemporary interpretations to show you the way. With over two hundred inspiring images, it is a unique guide to developing your own artistic voice while studying and enjoying some of the art world's greatest treasures.




Draw Like the Masters


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Find 14 original works, more than 27 instructional videos, 14 exercises, and 70 suggested paintings to utilize for further practice. An augmented reality feature lets readers use their smartphones, tablets, or computers to scan and print original drawings, watch videos for techniques, and more.




The Complete Painter


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Learn to Draw Like the Masters


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Discover master artists’ secrets as you learn how to draw fantastical dragons Similar to the award-winning Paint Like a Famous Artist, this title teaches aspiring artists how to create works of art that are inspired by great artists of the past. Combining clear art instructions for drawing dragons with magical “facts” and secrets from the exciting world of dragons, this book offers readers the chance to learn as they draw. A wide variety of artistic techniques are featured, including pencil drawing, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and oil, to inspire artists to explore different mediums. Each technique is introduced by a master artist––such as Da Vinci, Reubens, or Picasso––so readers can discover new techniques and learn about famous artists at the same time!




How to Paint Like Turner


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JMW Turner is one of the greatest artists Britain has ever produced. His watercolours, with their extraordinary effects of shifting light and dramatic skyscapes, are especially highly regarded. For the first time, the secrets of Turner's technique are revealed, allowing present-day watercolourists to learn from his achievements.This book combines unrivalled knowledge of Turner's working methods from Tate curators and conservators with practical advice from some of the world's most respected watercolour experts. Twenty-two thematic exercises are illustrated with Turner's works. Expert contemporary watercolourists explain, step-by-step, how to paint a similar composition, learning from Turner's techniques. Packed with invaluable information, from the materials Turner used to achieve the masterpieces we know and love today, to the modern materials the twenty-first-century watercolour artist will need.Backed by the authority of Tate, the world centre for Turner scholarship, with a glossary of technical terms, this is an invaluable resource both for lovers of Turner's art and of watercolour painting.




The Landscape Painter's Workbook


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"The Landscape Painter's Workbook takes a modern approach to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting, from accomplished artist, veteran art instructor, and established author Mitchell Albala"--




Portrait Painting Atelier


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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.