Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Pa

Description: Mastering Composition by Ian Roberts Shows you how to use a viewfinder to determine cropping and framing to create the best relationship of value masses. This work helps you learn to analyse paintings in terms of colour shapes of value, hue and intensity - the elements that make a painting. It also includes before/after examples to illustrate how use the rules for good composition. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Create Better Compositions by DesignThe path to better painting begins with Mastering Composition. This effective guide blends clear, visual instruction with 5 step-by-step demonstrations to show you how to plan and paint your best work yet.Composition is the key, and here youll learn to design paintings with new skill and confidence. It all begins with the armature or structure of the picture plane. Every great painting has one, and youll see through several famous examples exactly how the Old Masters used armatures to create movement, narrative, harmony and fluidity. Based on these examples, youll practice what youve learned following a series of hands-on demonstrations.Once you understand the basic principles of design, youll be amazed at how quickly and effectively your compositions come together. Soon you will be painting more boldly and confidently than ever before with less reworking and overworking.Whether youre a beginner looking for basic instruction or a more advanced painter troubleshooting a specific problem, the proven methods in this book will work for you. Ideal for all mediums, Mastering Composition gives you the knowledge you need to create powerful paintings out of every subject. Author Biography Ian Roberts has been painting for over 40 years. His father was a painter and Ian accompanied him on painting trips from the time he was ten. He attended the New School of Art and the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. He studied figure painting in Florence, Italy. He has taught plein air painting in Provence, France and Tuscany, Italy, as well as in the U.S. through his school Atelier Saint-Luc, named after the patron saint of painters. Ian shows in the U.S. and Canada, is an artist member of the California Art Club and a signature member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. He is the author of the book Creative Authenticity and created two videos, "Mastering Composition" and "Plein Air Painting". He is a popular workshop instructor specializing in composition. He lives on Georgian Bay in Ontario Canada. Long Description Create Better Compositions by Design The path to better painting begins with Mastering Composition . This effective guide blends clear, visual instruction with 5 step-by-step demonstrations to show you how to plan and paint your best work yet. Composition is the key, and here youll learn to design paintings with new skill and confidence. It all begins with the armature or structure of the picture plane. Every great painting has one, and youll see through several famous examples exactly how the Old Masters used armatures to create movement, narrative, harmony and fluidity. Based on these examples, youll practice what youve learned following a series of hands-on demonstrations. Once you understand the basic principles of design, youll be amazed at how quickly and effectively your compositions come together. Soon you will be painting more boldly and confidently than ever before with less reworking and overworking. Whether youre a beginner looking for basic instruction or a more advanced painter troubleshooting a specific problem, the proven methods in this book will work for you. Ideal for all mediums, Mastering Composition gives you the knowledge you need to create powerful paintings out of every subject. Details ISBN1581809247 Author Ian Roberts Short Title MASTERING COMPOSITION Pages 144 Series Mastering (North Light Books) Language English ISBN-10 1581809247 ISBN-13 9781581809244 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 751.4 Year 2007 Imprint North Light Books Subtitle Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting Place of Publication Ohio Country of Publication United States Birth 1939 Residence US DOI 10.1604/9781581809244 UK Release Date 2007-11-29 US Release Date 2007-11-29 Narrator Andy Full Cast Illustrator Ted Hammond Translator Geoffrey Brock Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, USA Position Department of Psychology Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher F&W Publications Inc Publication Date 2007-11-29 Audience General NZ Release Date 2007-11-28 AU Release Date 2007-11-28 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14669289;

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