
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Painting and Reinterpreting the Masters
About this book
For centuries, artists have learnt from the art that came before them. This book explains how to make paint meaningful and imaginative responses to the works of the masters. There are step by step examples to illustrate how to get started and how to use thumbnail pencil sketches. Advice is given on how to make larger and slower drawings, and then oil-sketch copies of the masters' work. The author studies the composition, rhythms and colours of the masters and uses their work as a source to practise and understand paintings, and as a springboard for your own discovery and invention. This book explores how a brave and imaginative use of colour can reinterpret paintings to achieve a greater and more expressive effect. Images from the earliest art to the twentieth century are included to feed your creative imagination, and examples of contemporary interpretations to show you the way. With over two hundred inspiring images, it is a unique guide to developing your own artistic voice while studying and enjoying some of the art world's greatest treasures.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 How the Masters learnt from earlier Masters
- Chapter 2 Why is drawing so important?
- Chapter 3 Making thumbnail sketches
- Chapter 4 Making larger and slower drawings
- Chapter 5 Making quick oil sketch copies
- Chapter 6 Forgery and copying – what’s the difference?
- Chapter 7 Using masterpieces as a resource
- Chapter 8 Moving on from copying to making an imaginative response
- Chapter 9 Moving on further
- Chapter 10 Engaging with colour
- Chapter 11 Seeing what paint can do
- Further information
- Index