Collins Art Class: The Essential Guide to Creative Painting Skills and Techniques

Collins Art Class: The Essential Guide to Creative Painting Skills and Techniques

by SimonJennings (Author)

Synopsis

Collins Art Class is a practical teaching book to inspire artists, whether beginners or the more experienced, to start painting or to try new techniques. Superbly illustrated and designed, this book is the definitive instructional guide offering help, advice and professional experience to encourage you to roll up your sleeves, set up your easel and begin to paint.
A structured painting course that caters for all levels of skill and experience - from simple exercises to more advanced projects
Candid demonstrations that demystify the act of painting - practising artists share their successes (and setbacks) with the reader
Helpful advice from the professionals, including collecting resources and references, painting on location, and working with models
Basic tips and techniques - brushes, paints, supports, mediums, primers, paint effects, basic perspective, and much more
Over 750 full-colour photographs and illustrations, including more than 120 specially commissioned studies and full-size paintings

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Collins
Published: 07 May 2002

ISBN 10: 0007128223
ISBN 13: 9780007128228
Book Overview: Collins Art Class was the winner of The Art Instruction Book of the Year Award in 2000.

Author Bio
Simon Jennings trained at the Royal College of Art, London and has been a visiting lecturer at a number of leading art schools. He has conceived and designed many books on art and design, including The Ways of Drawing series, Vincent van Gogh - The Complete Self Portraits, Artist's Wisdom and Collins Arist's Manual