Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Expert and easy-to-follow guidance on how to treat classical subjects, from landscape to portraits.The book contains over 30 teaching projects and also the most up-to-date and complete guide to the materials, techniques and methods essential for every artist's development in one handy-sized volume. For each medium the book covers mixing paints, using color and simple preparation, then takes the reader through all the basic techniques, with step-by-step practical projects. More specialized methods are then explained, clearly and simply, with easy-to-use step-by-step demonstrations to follow and work through for increasingly advanced and sophisticated effects. Throughout, a gallery of works by top contemporary artists illustrate the skills in action and provide a constant source of inspiration.