How to Paint Like the Old Masters

Author: Joseph Sheppard
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 082302671X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Generations of artists have learned from How to Paint Like the Old Masters, the classic volume that explores the techniques used by the great artists of the 16th and 17th centuries. Now Watson-Guptill proudly presents the 25th Anniversary Edition. Each chapter is devoted to a different Old Master—Dürer, Titian, Veronese, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Hals, Rubens, and Rembrandt—and is divided into two sections. The first part describes the artist’s techniques and discusses how artists can incorporate these methods within their own personal style. The second part is a full-color demonstration. Author Joseph Sheppard traces the artist’s working sequence, colors and mediums, surfaces and tools, as he creates a new painting. With today’s resurgence of interest in Old Master techniques, this unique, practical, and inspiring book is sure to teach countless artists exactly How to Paint Like the Old Masters.

How to Paint Like the Old Masters. 25th Anniversary Ed

Author: Joseph Sheppard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780007813711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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How to Paint Like the Old Masters

Author: Joseph Sheppard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oil painting
Languages : en
Pages : 143

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Portrait Painting Atelier

Author: Suzanne Brooker
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0823008355
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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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.

Paint Like Monet

Author: James Heard
Publisher: Cassell
ISBN: 1844034453
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Monet's revolutionary approach to painting allowed a new understanding of light, composition, and form. By exploring how his paintings were conceived, constructed, and executed, aspiring artists can broaden their technical knowledge and vastly expand their creative horizons. The first in a new series of instructional books, Paint Like Monet takes the reader on a guided journey through the artist's methods, tools, materials, and techniques. Step-by-step exercises and detailed explanations of composition and context are complemented by ideas on developing a personal style and tips on how to check and improve a painting in progress. This hands-on encounter with Impressionist theory is rich with insight and inspiration for anyone interested in art-offering a master class with one of history's greatest artists.

Oil Painting Secrets From a Master

Author: Linda Cateura
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 9780823032792
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
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.

How to Paint Like a Master (In Under a Year)

Author: Bob Henry
Publisher: Painter Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
How to Paint Like a Master ...In Under a Year -Unlock the secrets of the Old Masters to paint as they did -Learn the secrets to confidence in your painting skills -Start getting all the skills needed to become a Master: from color mixing to composing paintings, to selling your masterpiece -Master the difficult art of oil painting -Start using the techniques to fast-track your way to mastering the skill of painting -Color mixing guide to painting beautiful portrayals of items such as copper, gold, fur, skin tones. Contents Introduction Part I. Master of Painting, Why, How, What, Where…. Chapter 1. Fake it Till you Make It – Why Paint? Chapter 2. How to Use This Book to Become a Master Chapter 3. Choose Your Own Art History –What to Paint, Where to Find it Part II. Let’s Start Painting Chapter 4. Three Stages to Artistic Mastery Chapter 5. Master These Materials –Things to Get the Job Done –Painting on a Budget Chapter 6. Color Mixing for Master Painter Hopefuls –Let’s Get to Know Colors –We’ll Learn Color Wheels –Hues, Values, and Shading –Basics of Color Theory Chapter 7. Masterful Techniques –Step by Step Process –Tricks and Tips Part III. The Details of Getting Paint on Canvas Chapter 8. The Secret to Confident Painting– 3 Steps –How to Paint Like a Pro Chapter 9. Paint This Masterpiece Chapter 10. Paint in the Style of This Master Chapter 11. Paint YOUR Masterpiece – Some Suggestions – Share or Sell Your Work Part IV. How to Paint (Just About) Anything Chapter 12. Textures Chapter 13. Color Mixing Guide – Mix These Colors to Paint (this)… Appendix A. Copyright Information Appendix B. Credits

Classical Painting Atelier

Author: Juliette Aristides
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0823008363
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Want to paint more like Manet and less like Jackson Pollock? Students of art hailed Classical Drawing Atelier, Juliette Aristides’s first book, as a dynamic return to the atelier educational model. Ateliers, popular in the nineteenth century, teach emerging artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. The educational process begins as students copy masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. The many artists at every level who learned from Classical Drawing Atelier have been clamoring for more of this sophisticated approach to teaching and learning. In Classical Painting Atelier, Aristides, a leader in the atelier movement, takes students step-by-step through the finest works of Old Masters and today’s most respected realist artists to reveal the principles of creating full-color realist still lifes, portraits, and figure paintings. Rich in tradition, yet practical for today’s artists, Classical Painting Atelier is ideal for serious art students seeking a timeless visual education.

Landscapes in Oil

Author: Ken Salaz
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN: 1580935060
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
Landscapes in Oil is the first-ever comprehensive guide to classical landscape painting reinterpreted for the twenty-first century. Drawing from the tradition established by American painters of the Hudson River School--artists like Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and George Inness--author and painter Ken Salaz reveals great masters' philosophy and methods, updating their approaches for the contemporary landscape painter. Beginning painters are given the basic tools and step-by-step demonstrations, intermediate painters are challenged with unpublished techniques that allow them to break through to the next level, and advanced painters learn to apply their skills under unified theories. Landscapes in Oil devotes a chapter to each of the fundamental elements of landscape painting--drawing, value, color, composition, and light quality--and offers critical advice on selecting tools and materials, choosing colors, and structuring your palette for best results. Emphasizing the necessity of plein air drawing and painting, Salaz demonstrates how to translate small, quick studies made outdoors into full-scale studio paintings. He provides detailed step-by-step breakdowns of the creation of four of his own paintings, focusing not only on application but also on the ideas that underpin every decision a landscape painter must make. The scores of landscape masterworks, past and present, that illustrate this book have been carefully chosen for their aesthetic power and because each embodies a specific aspect of the landscape painter's craft. For Salaz, landscape painting is a noble pursuit, and the goal of the landscape artist is not to paint "pretty pictures" but to create compelling images that express human beings' profound connection to nature in all its diversity and grandeur. At a time when classical landscape is enjoying a renaissance in art schools, ateliers, and galleries across North America, this book is an essential resource for beginning and experienced painters alike.

Foundations of Classical Oil Painting

Author: Lea Wight
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440352526
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Professional painting instructor Lea Colie Wight demystifies the formulaic process of oil painting into a simple approach to help you paint confidently and accurately in full color. Develop a core foundational skill set to develop your paintings and discover a signature way of working from life that can be applied to figure painting, portraits, landscapes and still life. Though the focus is on oils, the methods in this book can be applied to all painting mediums including as acrylic, pastel and watercolor. • Informative lessons and simple exercises help to build confidence and lay the foundations for successful oil painting • Learn a straightforward system for painting realistically with a focus on accurate color. • 4 full-length step-by-step demonstrations show how to paint a figure, a portrait, a still life and a landscape