Originally published in 1909, "Landscape Painting," by Birge Harrison is a collection of impromptu talks given before the Art Students League at its summer school in Woodstock, New York. Birge Harrison was born in Philadelphia in 1854. He initially trained in the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, but within a year moved to Paris. There he remained for twelve years as student at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, working under Carolus Duran and Alexandre Cabanel. "Birge Harrison's volume on 'Landscape Painting' a fine commentary on the technique of the craft." -The New York Times, November 14, 1909

Elaborado por un equipo de profesionales del color y de la ensenanza, este libro va dirigido fundamentalmente a los alumnos de arte de un nivel medio-alto. Alumnos de distintas escuelas que no se conforman con una simple descripcion de los fenomenos, y que demandan unas explicaciones convincentes de los mismos. Con esta intencion como premisa, se elaborado un manual sobre el color, descriptivo en los capitulos esenciales, reflexivo y conectado estrechamente con las disciplinas afines de las que se alimenta y a las que tambien remite. Contiene fundamentos teoricos y fisicos del color, de optica, de historia y simbologia en el uso del color, asi como fundamentos de armonia y las ultimas tecnicas y soportes digitales para imagen.

From one of America's favorite artists comes one of the most popular watercolor books ever written. Drawing upon a lifetime of perfecting the craft he loves, Pike provides artists at all levels of expertise with information on everything from choosing a brush to producing a variety of washes. Abundantly illustrated with 166 paintings.

Aunque el Tratado de pintura de Leonardo da Vinci no fue impreso hasta el siglo XVIII, los fragmentarios manuscritos que para componerlo reunieron sus primeros escritores habian circulado profusamente por Europa y suscitado la admirada curiosidad de artistas y eruditos. El Tratado es obra de las empresas imposibles de Leonardo, un fracaso mas de los que, por muy dispares caminos, se cebaron en su empeno de refundir todas las formulaciones empiricas y todos los topicos conceptuosos del Renacimiento y ordenarlos en una sistema universal. Toda edicion del Tratado debe entenderselas con la dificultad de evocar esta vision y ese fracaso, seleccionando y combinando textos y dibujos, dificultad que no habia sido salvada con acierto en las publicaciones existentes en lengua castellana. La version que presentamos viene, pues, a cumplir una implazable exigencia de la bibliografia artistica espanola.

Revealing the power of color as physical medium, a key to interpretation, and a mediator of social and political change This expansive study of color illuminates the substance, context, and meaning of five centuries of European painting. Between the mid-15th and the mid-19th centuries, the materials of painting remained remarkably unchanged, but innovations in their use flourished. Technical discoveries facilitated new visual effects, political conditions prompted innovations, and economic changes shaped artists' strategies, especially as trade became global. Marcia Hall explores how Michelangelo radically broke with his contemporaries' harmonizing use of color in favor of a highly saturated approach; how the robust art market and demand for affordable pictures in 17th-century Netherlands helped popularize subtly colored landscape paintings; how politics and color became entangled during the French Revolution; and how modern artists liberated color from representation as their own role transformed from manipulators of pigments to visionaries celebrated for their individual expression. Using insights from recent conservation studies, Hall captivates readers with fascinating details and developments in magnificent examples-from Botticelli and Titian to Van Gogh and Kandinsky-to weave an engaging analysis. Her insistence on the importance of examining technique and material to understand artistic meaning gives readers the tools to look at these paintings with fresh eyes.

The blacksmith plays a key role in making and repairing tools and other items needed in rural areas, but the essential role of the blacksmith in rural communities has been increasingly ignored.;In the past, blacksmiths were trained through apprenticeship, which formed part of the traditional education system. Nowadays, even in schools which aim to give vocational training, blacksmithing as a skill is often ignored, or taught at an inappropriate level. Part of the reason for this is the limited range of books available to teachers and blacksmiths. This book aims to fill the gap by providing resource material for practising blacksmiths and teachers.;Starting with only an anvil, a pair of bellows and a few basic tools, almost all the tools needed by a blacksmith can be made from commonly found materials. This book gives step-by-step instructions and explains the techniques involved in basic blacksmithing. Each stage is clearly illustrated.;All the designs are based on those used by rural blacksmiths in Zimbabwe and Malawi. The main sources of raw material chosen are scrap vehicle parts or scrap from construction sites. Where possible more than one method of making an item is shown and

Das Buch nimmt die Eickstedt-Sammlung aus Sudindien zum Ausgangspunkt und verbindet ethnologische Forschung im Museum mit postkolonialer Kritik an der Aneignung von Objekten und Fotografien. Dabei vermittelt die Sammlung als ethnohistorische Quellen ein Bild der Gesellschaft Sudindiens in den 1920er-Jahren. Gleichzeitig stellt sich die Frage nach "anderen" Wahrnehmungen: Wer stand mit welcher Intension hinter der Kamera? Und wie interpretiert man die Fotografien und Objekte im heutigen Sudindien? Katja Muller stellt verschiedene Narrative aus Indien und Deutschland nebeneinander und macht damit deutlich, welche theoretischen Zusammenhange und praktischen Machtstrukturen zwischen Objekten, Fotografien und menschlichen Akteuren damals wie heute bestehen.

A practical guide to all forms of decoration for pots and sculpture. This step-by-step guide encourages you to explore the full range of surface treatment techniques and teaches you how to obtain a professional finish to your work by suggesting an appropriate finish choice. Surface Decoration looks at all manner of surface decoration techniques, at every stage of the ceramic process and from a practical perspective explains how to achieve these effects. The book explores a variety of innovative and contemporary approaches to surface finish including sgrafitto, resist methods, sprigging, trailing, glaze layering, lustre, transfer, impressing, incising and textural methods amongst others. This is the perfect guide for any ceramic artist interested in exploring new surface decoration techniques.

Inkworks is a delightful collection of mech sketches from key video game designer Darren Quach. Created to resemble an artist sketchbook, flipping through the pages will elicit the feeling of looking at private, treasured drawings. A visual journal of mech development, this book will provide insight into the techniques of a talented video game concept designer.

The secrets and techniques of shoujo manga, the popular style of Japanese animation that is based on stories related to peer pressure, friendship, and romance, are revealed in a guide that includes information on the unique stylistic characteristics of the style and tips on drawing different character types.

Con EJERCICIOS PARRAMC"N se ofrece al publico una coleccion abierta de titulos destinados a la practica del dibujo y la pintura. Cada volumen se dedica a un tema (paisaje, bodegon, figura, etc.) o a una tecnica (oleo, acuarela, pastel, etc.), y presenta un conjunto de ejercicios variados, desarrollados por diferentes profesores.La foto del modelo para pintar, una introduccion a cada ejercicio, un cuadro de los distintos materiales que se necesitan para su desarrollo y una secuencia de fotografias comentadas de todo el proceso constituyen el esquema de cada motivo propuesto.Una introduccion sobre el asunto objeto de cada titulo y unos consejos practicos sobre la materia que se presenta van a ser, sin duda, una de las mayores ayudas para la persona que quiera dominar el arte y la tecnica de la pintura.

The seminal writing of Carlos Cruz-Diez, best known for his experiential works exploring color and its properties Trained as a painter, Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923-2019) developed a conceptual platform for his work based on optical and chromatic phenomena, which led him to take a revolutionary new approach to his work beginning in 1959. Building on the chromatic experiments of figures like Sir Isaac Newton, the impressionists, and Josef Albers, Cruz-Diez explored the perception of color as an autonomous reality evolving in space and time, unaided by form or support, in a perpetual present. Originally published in Spanish in 1989, Reflection on Color details Cruz-Diez's theories of color and traces the aesthetic and conceptual evolution of his practice. Though the book was translated into English in Cruz-Diez's lifetime, it never saw broad distribution. In this text, Cruz-Diez explores eight of his major investigations into color phenomena, including his signature Physichromie and Chromosaturation series. Generously illustrated with examples of Cruz-Diez's work, this important text introduces Cruz-Diez's writing and thinking to a new generation of artists and scholars. Distributed for the Cruz-Diez Foundation

Whether you're discovering printmaking for the first time or you're looking for fresh ideas to reinvigorate your practice, you'll find plenty of inspiration in The Printmaking Ideas Book. From traditional methods such as screenprinting, etching and lithography to contemporary techniques such as risography and digital collage, this book is packed with new ideas, methods and tips on every page. Brimming with experimental, arresting and beautiful examples of printmaking from all over the world, it will take your creativity further and awaken new ideas.

A solid foundation for improving your drawing skills

Teaching a new observational method based on math and computer graphics principles, this book offers an innovative approach that shows you how to use both sides of your brain to make drawing easier and more accurate. Author Wei Xu, PhD, walks you through his method, which consists of scientific theories and principles to deliver real-world techniques that will improve your drawing skills. Xu's pioneering approach offers a solid foundation for both traditional and CG artists. Encourages you to use both sides of your brain for drawing with the highest efficiency possibleIntroduces an innovative method invented by the author for improving your drawing skills

If you are eager to learn how to draw, then this book is a must read.

An original and breathtakingly beautiful perspective on how art developed through the ages, this book reveals how new materials and techniques inspired artists to create their greatest works. The Story of Painting will completely transform your understanding and enjoyment of art. Covering a comprehensive array of topics, from the first pigments and frescos to linear perspective in Renaissance paintings, the influence of photography, Impressionism, and the birth of modern art, it follows each step in the evolution of painting over the last 25,000 years, from the first cave paintings to the abstract works of the last 100 years. Packed with lavish colour reproductions of paintings and photographs of artists at work and the materials they used, it delves into the key paintings from each period to analyse the techniques and secrets of the great masters in detail. Immerse yourself in the pages of this stunning book and find yourself dazzled by new colours; marvel at the magic of perspective; wonder at glowing depictions of fabric and flesh; understand cubism; and embrace abstraction. You will look at paintings in a whole new light.

Art Journal Color Art Journal Composition Art Journal Freedom

Color is all around us and we often find ourselves drawn to particular combinations or arrangements. But how can you effectively and artistically capture those eye-catching compositions in your art journal?

It's true, art journaling has no "rules" and is a safe place for free expression of your one-of-a-kind life. But knowledge is power and knowing the "rules" of color and composition gives you the freedom to use and break them willfully to create the effects you want. Dina shares these principles in a fun and approachable way with dozens upon dozens of unique journal pages to show you just some of the many possibilities.

Inside You Will Find:

• Lessons and tips about composition and color including dominance and repetition, symmetry, contrast and the power of black and white.
• 10 step-by-step technique demonstrations.
• Dozens of color and design tips and page challenges.

The versatility of modern commercial house paints has ensured their use in a broad range of applications, including the protection and decoration of historic buildings, the coating of toys and furniture, and the creation of works of art. Historically, house paints were based on naturally occurring oils, gums, resins, and proteins, but in the early twentieth century, the introduction of synthetic resins revolutionized the industry. Good quality ready-mixed products became available and were used by artists worldwide. While the ubiquity of commercial paints means that conservators are increasingly called upon to preserve them, such paints pose unique challenges including establishing exactly which materials are present. This book traces the history of the household paint industry in the United States and United Kingdom over the first half of the twentieth century. It includes chapters on the artistic use of commercial paints and the development of ready-mixed paints and synthetic resins; oil paints, oleoresinous gloss and enamel paints, water paints, nitrocellulose lacquers, oil-modified alkyds, and emulsion paints; and the conservation implications of these materials. The book will be of interest to conservators and conservation scientists working on a broad range of painted surfaces, as well as curators, art historians, and historians of architectural paint.