31 acclaimed artists show how to use their unique way of seeing to create expressive paintings.
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In this artist's manual, Richards, an award-winning painter who works in several media, shifts the focus from technique to personal style. Above all, he encourages the reader to develop a personal point of view and a vision to impart through art. The middle section of the book comprises exercises on line, value, color, movement, balance, focus, and space, with the emphasis on concepts such as the emotional power of varying lines and the surface feeling that differing paint applications produce. A final chapter on the works of 31 artists and their emotional impact pulls the book together. Highly recommended to balance more technical books like Hazel Harrison's How To Paint & Draw (Smithmark Pub., 1994).?Daniel J. Lombardo, Jones Lib., Amherst, Mass.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gets you thinking about more than technique,
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This review is from: How to Discover Your Personal Painting Style (Hardcover)
I found this book thought-provoking. I'm still a novice painter, but I think it helps to start thinking more deeply about how/what you desire to paint. It emphasizes development of your own personal view point of the world around you. Many beautiful paintings are used as points of illustration. I find myself referring back to it often.
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Excellent book for all levels of painters, but especially for those who have not yet made it to the "professional" level. Would highly recommend.
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