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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
You have looked at the interaction of light and shadow, now broaden your look at the effect of light through the lens of the four main aspects you should know: type of light source, brightness, color, and direction. Professor Allman's demonstration focuses on several strategies for painting light using a candle as your source and subject.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In approaching composition, study the underlying structure of rectangles, the fundamental shape of most drawings. Learn how the character of any rectangle is defined by the relationship of its verticality to its horizontality, and how this relationship affects our perception. Observe how simple diagonals within a rectangle offer numerous possibilities for visual interpretation..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
For drawing with value, take a deeper look at the types and qualities of the materials you’ll use. Investigate the uses of graphite, charcoal, blending and spreading tools, ink, and the use of fixative. Study the many types and grades of drawing papers, and see how different materials interact with different papers..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Now investigate cross-contour line (which can transform flat shape into a volumetric solid), oblique or foreshortened shapes, and their relation to geometric solids—principles that allow you to make objects appear three-dimensional. Also grasp the relation of figure to ground within a drawing, and practice drawing three-dimensional still lifes..
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short...
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Neue Pinakothek : Munich. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art surveys...
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Collections in Vienna. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art surveys...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Return to acrylics to explore their advantages and disadvantages and how to use techniques that are particularly suited to them: glazing, sanding, and masking. Explore different mediums you can incorporate to slow drying time or change paint consistency, and watch Professor Allman as he begins work on a street scene in acrylics.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Finish exploring human anatomy, covering the muscles of the lower body and limbs. Then bring your knowledge to a spectrum of drawing projects, beginning with a full-length self-portrait in three views. Draw variations such as figures in one- and two-point perspective, a figure within an invented room, and figures in narrative settings..
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Wallraf Richartz Museum and Museum Ludwig Cologne. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Take advantage of the immense varietyies of trees to create natural compositions and experiment with various shapes and textures. Professor Allman leads you through a demonstration focused on building up different types of trees from basic shapes to foliage and bark texture, including techniques to suggest leaves and needles without excessive detail.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Apply the principles you’ve learned to draw curvilinear volumetric forms, such as a cylinder, cone, and sphere in perspective. Also investigate the drawing of geometric patterns in perspective. Then begin a complex drawing from your imagination, using one-point perspective to construct a believable and measurable interior space..
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on The National Gallery of Norway in Oslo. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five...
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Musee National du Louvre : Paris. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short...
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Collections in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Atami. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Begin by considering the remarkable history of drawing, a history that has produced knowledge, methodology, and techniques that are readily learnable. Assess common misconceptions about talent and genius; discover how learning to see analytically and abstractly helps us draw; and try your first drawing exercise, retracing what our ancestors drew 80,000 years ago..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Examine the contexts and environments in which we encounter art and their critical effect on our viewing experience. Consider ways of displaying and framing paintings, as well as key parameters for viewing sculpture. Then, learn the predominant genres of Western art, and the artist's media, tools, and techniques.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
You have your (acrylic) paints and your brushes, now what? First, learn what kinds of surfaces are best for beginning painters and how to choose the one that works for you. Then, follow Professor Allman as he walks you through a demonstration on creating gradients, and get to know the kinds of brushes you will use to achieve different lines and effects.
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on The National Prado Museum : Madrid. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Choose palettes of pastels for your own drawings. Do a series of projects, using a specific color palette to create mood, a visual hierarchy, and the illusion of space, volume, and light. Explore how a seemingly white wall is not white at all, but actually a range of colors. This is because an object’s nominal color mixes with the color of the light source and the reflected color of other objects in the environment..
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