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Classical Drawing Atelier

J Aristides author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Watson-Guptill Publications

Published:1st Mar '16

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New paperback edition of the best-selling Classical Drawing Atelier; Study the-work of the Old Masters and today's top realist artists; Serious technique for the serious art student, from the author of Classical Painting Atelier.

Students begin by copying masterworks, then progress to painting as their skills develop. Aristides uses the works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace.Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time - and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. On every page, Aristides uses the works of works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, Classical Drawing Atelier is a serious art course for serious art students.

ISBN: 9780399578304

Dimensions: 276mm x 232mm x 12mm

Weight: 702g

160 pages