Synopses & Reviews
“Every now and then, a teaching tool comes along that really makes a difference.
This is one!” –Jef Sturm, President, Jef Sturm Graphic Design, Pawley’s Island, South Carolina
“Professor Mantle presents color theory in a unique format that clearly illustrates the effect of perspective on color, light and shade.
This technique should be a primary tool for all serious painters.” --Joan Klatil Creamer, Industrial and Product Designer
“Eric Mantle’s book will be a treasured resource for students of art and design and a truly great
asset in any serious art professor’s library. The masterful illustrations of these basic principles of color, perspective
and everything fundamental to understanding a 3-dimensional world within a 2-dimensional plane is
illustrated so clearly that, especially for those among us who are primarily visual learners, the lessons
connect.” -- David L. Deming, a sculptor and president and CEO of the Cleveland Institute of Art.
A Visual Guide
to Classical
Art Theory
For Drawing and
Painting Students
Eric Mantle
The Perfect Book
for Every New Artist!
Eric Mantle presents the basics of classical theory in a clear
and concise manner for all beginning drawing and painting
students. His book features diagrams that illustrate every
concept. Students will see the complexities of color theory and
understand how to create the illusion of volume and depth
on a 2-dimensional surface. “As an art student,” Professor
Mantle recalls, “I was frequently frustrated by instructional
books that gave lengthy verbal descriptions of visual concepts
and then showed small and/or unclear diagrams of those
concepts. As an art teacher, I found that my students would
gain a clearer understanding of a visual concept if my verbal
explanation was combined with a diagram of that concept.”
A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory is great for both traditional
and non-traditional media. Each page, theory and diagram represents a
different tool for the artist to use. Through their use, the artist will find
an infinite number of solutions. Artists also may use the book to create
a trompe-l’oeil effect in graffiti art or the illusion
of volume and depth on the computer. A Visual
Guide to Art Theory is presented in a unique,
non-verbal format that clearly illustrates the effect
of perspective on color, light and shade.
“Every now and then, a teaching
tool comes along that really makes
a difference. This is one!”
–Jef Sturm, President
Jef Sturm Graphic Design
Pawley’s Island, South Carolina
Synopsis
Eric Mantle presents the basics of classical theory in a clear and concise manner for all beginning drawing and painting students. His book features diagrams that illustrate every concept. Students will see the complexities of color theory and understand how to create the illusion of volume and depth on a 2-dimensional surface. "As an art student," Professor Mantle recalls, "I was frequently frustrated by instructional books that gave lengthy verbal descriptions of visual concepts and then showed small and/or unclear diagrams of those concepts. As an art teacher, I found that my students would gain a clearer understanding of a visual concept if my verbal explanation was combined with a diagram of that concept."
A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory is great for both traditional and non-traditional media. Each page, theory and diagram represents a different tool for the artist to use. Through their use, the artist will find an infinite number of solutions. Artists also may use the book to create a trompe-l'oeil effect in graffiti art or the illusion of volume and depth on the computer. A Visual Guide to Art Theory is presented in a unique, non-verbal format that clearly illustrates the effect of perspective on color, light and shade.
Synopsis
Thanks to a new book by Johnnie Chamberlin, outdoor enthusiasts in Greater Little Rock can find ways to pursue their interests virtually in their own backyards. With 40 maps included, this comprehensive guide contains dozens of hiking, biking and water routes. This book is great for getting in shape, families with small children, mountain bikers, joggers, road bikers, hikers, paddlers, and anyone who enjoys casual strolls in scenic settings.
Synopsis
A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory is great for both traditional and non-traditional media. Each page, theory and diagram represents a different tool for the artist to use. Through their use, the artist will find an infinite number of solutions. Artists also may use the book to create a trompe-loeil effect in graffiti art or the illusion of volume and depth on the computer. A Visual Guide to Art Theory is presented in a unique, non-verbal format that clearly illustrates the effect of perspective on color, light and shade.
Synopsis
A Visual Guide
to Classical
Art Theory
For Drawing and
Painting Students
Eric Mantle
The Perfect Book
for Every New Artist!
Eric Mantle presents the basics of classical theory in a clear
and concise manner for all beginning drawing and painting
students. His book features diagrams that illustrate every
concept. Students will see the complexities of color theory and
understand how to create the illusion of volume and depth
on a 2-dimensional surface. “As an art student,” Professor
Mantle recalls, “I was frequently frustrated by instructional
books that gave lengthy verbal descriptions of visual concepts
and then showed small and/or unclear diagrams of those
concepts. As an art teacher, I found that my students would
gain a clearer understanding of a visual concept if my verbal
explanation was combined with a diagram of that concept.”
“Every now and then, a teaching
tool comes along that really makes
a difference. This is one!”
–Jef Sturm, President
Jef Sturm Graphic Design
Pawley’s Island, South Carolina
About the Author
Whenever art instructor Eric Mantle talks art with his students, he likes to send them home with
a drawing that also provides a visual explanation of the idea. One student collected so many of these
that he told Mantle he had enough to make a book.
Taking the student’s cue, Mantle assembled his drawings into a unique way to present the
fundamental principles of studio art in a clear and concise manner. His book, A Visual Guide to
Classical Art Theory, released by Parkhurst Brothers, Publishers, is the result.
With more than three decades in the studio and in the classroom , Mantle has designed his
book to serve as a text for college and high school instructors and students, as well as a reference forprofessional and amateur artists.
“As an art student and then later as a college professor,” Mantle said, “I was always frustrated
by instructional books that introduced visual concepts primarily as verbal descriptions accompanied by
unclear diagrams. “I have written (drawn) a book that explains visual art principles in a primarily visual
manner with a minimal amount of copy.”