Учебники по искусству

Willow Crossley believes that everything in the home, however mundane, can be beautiful.

This book shows her ideas for turning the most basic objects into original life enhancers. Willow casts her crafting style all around the house and beyond, making things you will want to keep for yourself or reluctantly give away as presents.

The first chapter, To Decorate, includes floral napkin rings, seasonal wreaths, Christmas baubles and vintage fabric bunting. To Hang shows how to fill printers’ trays with your own treasures, make pictures from stamps and buttons, and create your own pinboard with fabulous ribbons. To Nest includes ideas for grainsack cushions, block print napkins and heart-shaped lavender bags. In To Wear, there are fabric-twisted bracelets, silk-trimmed panama hats and simple linen aprons.

To Use is a feast of candles made in vintage teacups, fabric-covered books, bath salts infused with lavender and coat hangers decoupaged with fabric scraps. Having lived in France, Willow is besotted by their vintage textiles as well as their knack of making life’s necessities, such as a straw hat or panier basket, so effortlessly decorative. None of her ideas are difficult to create or demand serious sewing or crafting skills.

The only requirements needed are patience and the desire to find those raw materials that work their magic.

In this innovative guide, master art instructor William Maughan demonstrates how to create a realistic human likeness by using the classic and highly accurate modeling technique of chiaroscuro (Italian for “light and dark”) developed by Leonardo da Vinci during the High Renaissance.

Maughan first introduces readers to the basics of this centuries-old technique, showing how to analyze form, light, and shadow; use dark pencil, white pencil, and toned paper to create a full range of values; use the elements of design to enhance a likeness; and capture a sitter’s gestures and proportions. He then demonstrates, step by step, how to draw each facial feature, develop visual awareness, and render the head in color with soft pastels.

Many of us want to learn “how to draw.” But as artist Anthony Ryder explains, it’s much more important to learn what to draw. In other words, to observe and draw what we actually see, rather than what we think we see. When it comes to drawing the human figure, this means letting go of learned ideas and expectation of what the figure should look like. It means carefully observing the interplay of form and light, shape and line, that combine to create the actual appearance of human form. In The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, amateur and experienced artists alike are guided toward this new way of seeing and drawing the figure with a three-step drawing method.

The book’s progressive course starts with the block-in, an exercise in seeing and establishing the figure’s shape. It then build to the contour, a refined line drawing that represents the figure’s silhouette. The last step is tonal work on the inside of the contour, when light and shadow are shaped to create the illusion of form. Separate chapters explore topics critical to the method: gesture, which expresses a sense of living energy to the figure; light, which largely determines how we see the model; and form, which conveys the figure’s volume and mass. Examples, step-by-steps, and special “tips” offer helpful hints and practical guidance throughout.

Lavishly illustrated with the author’s stunning artwork, The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing combines solid instruction with thoughtful meditations on the art of drawing, to both instruct and inspire artists of all levels.

A Complete Resource on Rendering Clothing and Drapery

 In order to effectively draw clothing and drapery, an artist must recognize the basic shapes of clothing and how the principles of physics act upon those shapes. 
 Beginning with the basic shapes of clothing and the anatomy of folds, and progressing to final rendering techniques of both sculpted and loose drapery on solid forms - including how motion affects wrinkles, folds, and waves, The Artist’s Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure presents a novel and completely thorough approach to understanding the mechanics of drapery. 
  This comprehensive resource examines the mechanical principles behind the formation of folds: simple wave patterns, intersecting wave patterns, and tertiary effects upon these two, such as twisting and flowing forms. The book breaks down all clothing into three types: sculpted forms, loose drapery, and, most especially, tubes.
 Once these mechanics are established, various techniques for rendering clothing are presented, including how factors such as the stiffness, thickness, or texture of a particular material can affect the appearance of an article of clothing. Throughout, the author examines examples from master draftspersons - old masters, cartoonists, illustrators, and fashion illustrators, including Leonardo da Vinci, Ingres, Degas, Joseph Christian, Leyendecker, Charles Dana Gibson, Raphael, and Will Eisner - to see how they interpreted this information.

ICHAEL MASSEN is an artist and graphic designer. His clients have included Scholastic, HarperCollins Publishers, Estée Lauder, Goldman Sachs, NW Ayer, and Workman Publishing. In 1993, he was awarded the National Sculpture Society Young Sculptors' Award and was recognized by the Art Students League of New York with two scholarships. He has an MFA from the New York Academy of Art and a BA from the College of Letters of Wesleyan University. He has had exhibitions around the country and in New York City.

Profusely illustrated book by the master of the subject offers a complete course in transforming the study of anatomy into art.

Each stage progresses logically through the body's main areas — trunk, limbs, head, and features. Scores of drawings by painters, graphic artists, sculptors, art teachers, and students. 55 figures in color; 141 in black and white.

Profusely illustrated book by the master of the subject offers a complete course in transforming the study of anatomy into art. Each stage progresses logically through the body's main areas — trunk, limbs, head, and features.

Scores of drawings by painters, graphic artists, sculptors, art teachers, and students.

55 figures in color; 141 in black and white.

If you want to solidly get into drawing, you could not encounter anybody better than András Szunyoghy. His decades of experience as an artist and tutor predestine him for the creation of a basic rulebook for the learning of this old art. In a similarly playful and systematic manner, he succeeds in instructing in the big fields of drawing in four legs. The lessons in The Big Book of Drawing contain step-by-step instructions in picture and text as well as innumerable examples. The reader follows Szunyoghy’s thought process intuitively and casually learns to judge his development status. Practice techniques for watching and drawing. Useful tools such as the Dürer-grid and a grey scale complete the work.

Highlights

• Over 1000 illustrations of the Hungarian master András Szunyoghy
• A didactically set up textbook
• Step-by-step procedure in illustration and explanation
• All big topics of drawing from perspective via portrait and landscapes to man and animal in repose and motion
• With a high quality Dürer grid to practice perspective
• With a grey scale to practice depth and hatching

Here is a complete course in designing ceramics with confidence. Focusing on design principles, it also includes practical instruction in studio techniques for making your ideas
a reality.

• Step-by-step tutorials explain each stage of the process – from working out a brief and seeking inspiration to drawing up structural plans and developing the design.
• Real-life case studies and hands-on assignments allow you to explore both practical and aesthetic considerations, and you will find trouble-shooting tips and advice on professional practice.
• Whether you want to create utilitarian, hard-wearing pots or decorative pieces of fine art, this unique book provides the inspiration and the skills to design ceramics with flair.

Featuring a wide variety of mixed media techniques, including drawing and painting, stamping, stitching, ephemera, encaustics, collaging, journaling, and more, The Complete Book of Mixed Media Art is the perfect resource for artists exploring the many ways they can expand their artistic horizons with mixed media art.

Mixed media is all about experimenting with the materials available to you and honing your artistic skills. With this book, you will learn to effectively use paints, papers, fibres, stamps and stencils, found and repurposed materials, and many other materials. The techniques in this book are presented with simple step-by-step examples of how to wield basic art tools and materials to effect both traditional and cutting-edge mixed media concepts. Artists will not only learn a variety of new concepts and techniques, but also discover how to apply them within their own mixed media projects. With so many techniques to choose from, The Complete Book of Mixed Media Art will inspire artists of all skill levels to explore the many ways they can get started with the ever-evolving, ever-popular mixed media art form.

So get ready to get creative! With step-by-step art projects to apply newly learned techniques, bonus creative exercises to get your artistic juices flowing, and more than 500 photos to inspire you, The Complete Book of Mixed Media Art can truly help you develop your artistic style and talent.

About the Author:

Founded in 1922 by artist Walter T. Foster, Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, is the world's leading publisher of instructional art books and kits for adults and children. Walter Foster's diverse selection of drawing, painting, doodling and mixed media art books and kits have created a foundation for millions of beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists looking to hone their talents, learn new techniques and discover different mediums. From colour mixing recipes and art tools to the fundamentals of drawing and painting, Walter Foster's books cover a wide variety of topics and mediums across a broad spectrum of traditional and eclectic subject matter for artists of all skill levels. Walter Foster Publishing continues to expand its offerings every year, producing cutting-edge art-instruction books and kits for a worldwide audience.

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Well-crafted and class-tested, this guide to figure drawing features a unique teaching method. It focuses on learning to draw complete figures prior to the study of individual components, and it stresses action figures rather than the customary static examples favoured by most drawing and anatomy texts. Employing more text than typical art instruction books, it presents thirty figure drawing lessons and fifty-six drawings and figures. Each lesson includes detailed instructions on anatomical drawing, accompanied by visual examples of strokes, boxes, and measurements.

Author Alon Bement taught art instruction to future art teachers at Columbia University and later founded the prestigious Maryland Institute of Art. His students included Georgia O'Keeffe, who regarded him as a mentor and major influence. Bement's nontraditional approach offers students at all levels an excellent opportunity to build their visual acuity and technical skills.

Table of Contents for The Energetic Line in Figure Drawing

What is Life Drawing--Introduction by Arthur Wesley Dow
Preface
Illustrations
Materials
The Figure in Profile
The Arm in Profile
The Head in Profile
The Hand, the Forearm, and Simple Measurements
Variations of the Profile
Dancing Figure
The Head—Front View
The Back—Three-quarters View
The Front—Three-quarters View
The Front of the Figure
Memory and Imagination
Adaptability
The Double Curve
The Ear as a Pivot
The Standing Figure—Three-quarters View
Two Convex Sides
Adaptability
The Figure and Line
The Sitting Figure (No. 1)
The Sitting Figure (No. 2)
The Sitting Figure (No. 3)
Beginning Shading
Symmetry
Figure and Costume
Figure and Line
Absence of Line
Extreme Action
The Foot
The Hand
The Head

"After the face, the hand is the part of the human body which is the most independent, the most distinctive and the most particular. (...) Hands in painting - whether they be lyrical, delicate, lively and alert, or else violent, nervy and tragic - are never mere details, as can be seen in these drawings, but are focal points which contain and distribue the energy of a picture. "
Jean-Christophe Bailly

Chosen by Jean-Christophe BAILLY, 101 sketches, studies, paintings, watercolours by Léonard de VINCI, PICASSO, del SARTO, MICHELANGELO, RAFFAELLO, DÜRER, HOLBEIN, RUBENS, VAN DYCK, WATTEAU, TIEPOLO, INGRES, GERICAULT, DELACROIX, MILLET, MENZEL, SCHIELE... Most of them are full-page.

In this follow-up to the best-selling Master Guide to Drawing Anime, manga master Christopher Hart focuses on some of the most popular characters of Japanese anime: the dynamic and beautiful women and girls. Aspiring anime artists will learn all the ins and outs of creating these stunning heroines, schoolgirls, and other essential female characters. Basic templates make it easy to draw the head, hairstyles, clothing, body proportions, and more. Tutorials on creating scenes and multiple characters take the drawings to the next level. All of these topics and more are covered with Christopher Hart's trademark easy-to-follow steps with helpful techniques and tips.

About the Author:

Christopher Hart is the world's bestselling author of manga, basic drawing and cartooning books. His titles have set the standard for art instruction with more than 3 million copies in print in eighteen languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals.

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Illustrated survey with expert on Tiffany glass as its guide. Topics include traditional and stained glass items; Tiffany revival; varieties of glass and tools; soldering; cutting glass; design; window ornaments; lead cane lampshades; copper foil techniques. For crafters at every level of experience. 252 black-and-white illustrations. 8 full-color illustrations. Bibliography. Index.
Unabridged republication of the edition published by B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1975.

Synthèse de la publications de l'auteur, ce premier livre de technologie appliquée permet d'apprendre les bases du tournage en suivant la réalisation de pièces nécessitant l'utilisation de techniques différentes. Les étapes de fabrication sont abondamment détaillées et illustrées, ce qui facilite la compréhension.

Этот трактат об акварельной живописи широко и глубоко охватывает весь пройденный ею путь развития от самых древних времен и до наших дней. Автор дает понять и почувствовать, что развитие акварельной живописи еще не остановилось, а наоборот, все будет расти и значение ее ширится.

В главе по исследованию материалов акварельной живописи - красок, бумаги и связующих веществ, автор дает строго научно-проверенные данные, знать которые так необходимо каждому пытливому художнику, желающему постигнуть и изучить технику акварельной живописи.

Особенно это исследование будет полезно искусствоведам. Они в нем яснее увидят, что акварельная живопись по своей внутренней сущности имеет те же законы. Как и масляная живопись. Разница в условиях техники: в одной - краски разводятся на масле, в другой - на воде, связующие их вещества разные.

В этом уникальном руководстве для художника-акварелиста предлагаются простые советы, как написать деревья 24 самых популярных пород -от клена до яблони. В книге бы найдете:

* Все характерные элементы облика каждого дерева, покрытого листвой, вид дерева зимой, строение его ветвей и побегов и потрясающие изображения листьев и цветов.
* Специальные цвета и технические приемы, необходимые для создания изображений, максимально приближенных к натуре.
* Детальные, иллюстрированные пошаговые упражнения, показывающие, как писать листву.
Цветные воспроизведения картин, выполненных акварелью, демонстрирующие глубину и бесконечное разнообразие изображений деревьев, которые вы можете создать.