“It’s rare to find a series of basic instructional books that are well executed, comprehensive, and attractively priced. The quality of this series is consistent....Purchase as many of these as your budget allows.”—Library Journal. “A selection of nudes by some of history’s most important painters.”—Art Materials Retailer.
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It's rare to find a series of basic instructional books that are well executed, comprehensive, and attractively priced. Each of the volumes in Hamlyn's "Step-by-Step Art School" series explores the evolution of a genre, its tools, and its methods. The series avoids the usual pitfall of so many beginners' books pretty pictures accompanied by brief, mediocre text. Instead, its carefully graded exercises are thoughtfully illustrated and packed with cogent advice for the novice. Buchan and Baker's book on still life, for example, contains a wonderful historical survey with examples ranging from Caravaggio, Manet, and van Gogh to Picasso and Warhol. Demonstrations utilize ink, pencil, watercolor, acrylics, and oils in various styles. One can experiment with realistic, abstract, and surreal treatments of a basket of fruit, an old telephone, or a collection of bottles. The quality of this series is consistent, and Hamlyn is, wisely, also reprinting earlier fine entries like Patricia Monahan's Step-by-Step Art School: Watercolour. Purchase as many of these as your budget allows.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Jack Buchan and Jonathan Baker have published several books in the Step by Step series including Portraits and Still Life.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for beginners.,
By Cheryl A. "cherylannh" (WEST HARTFORD, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Step-by-Step Art School: Nudes (Paperback)
It's almost impossible to pick an art book based on others opinions but I personally fell in love with this book. I'm new to figure drawing and this book is just what I need. Not only does it give step-by-step instructions for several classic poses in a variety of mediums but it also provides you with the reference photo (which few figure drawing how-to's seem to do). There aren't a lot of exercises but for the price I'm still happy. A far more comprehensive book you should definitely check out is "The Big Book Of Drawing And Painting The Figure" - it's awesome and a great bargain at amazon!
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book that covers a lot of material,
By Alaskaguy "Alaskaguy" (Anchorage) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Step-by-Step Art School: Nudes (Paperback)
This is an excellent beginners book on the subject of depicting nudes in several different media. There are many excellent and highly detailed books available about figure drawing, but relatively few for acrylic, oil, or water color. This one covers many media - pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolors, oil, acrylic and more. The examples are well illustrated, attractive, clearly explained, and simple enough for beginners to follow. The book is colorful and the subjects both varied and attractive. With as many media as are covered in this book, the authors could not go into the depth of a book focused on a single medium. Instead, they contented themselves with providing thorough explanations of the approaches that seem to work best for them. I was pleased to see some good simple recipes for mixing a suitable range of flesh tones (some authors are rather vague about specific color mixes). There are also good explanations of undercoating, modeling through tone and color, glazing techniques, etc. Basic techniques are explained and illustrated well, and the simple demos are executed well enough to inspire an inspiring artist to learn more and to do even better. For those with interest in continuing on with figure art, there are many more detailed books available. Some of the best are by Robert Barrett Life Drawing: How To Portray The Figure With Accuracy And Expression, Anthony Ryder The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition, Giovanni Civardi Drawing The Female Nude, Joseph SheppardHow to Paint Like the Old Masters, Laurel Hart Putting People in Your Paintings, Don AndrewsInterpreting the Figure in Watercolor, Boris Vallejo and Julie BellFantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide Fantasy Art Techniques. I have no hesitation recommending this book, because it covers a lot of ground, easily and clearly. I wish I'd found it sooner, but I've picked up a few new ideas too.
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