Drawing and Painting the Nude
A Course of 50 Lessons
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The book includes practical exercises to support learning, complemented by over 300 colour images that illustrate key points. It serves both novices and advanced art students with its thorough and thoughtful approach.
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This book is ideal for aspiring and experienced artists interested in figure drawing and painting. Students, art graduates, and anyone passionate about mastering the nude form will find Philip Tyler’s expert guidance invaluable.
Artists have always been fascinated with portraying the nude: the beauty and nuances of the human figure are endlessly absorbing. This book looks in detail at the key skills and themes, such as perception, proportion, composition, colour and facture, that the artist needs.
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Artists have always been fascinated with portraying the nude: the beauty and nuances of the human figure are endlessly absorbing. This practical and inspirational book celebrates and continues that enduring and beautiful tradition by encouraging you to discover your own talent and style. Philip Tyler looks in detail at the key skills and themes, such as perception, proportion, composition, colour and facture, that the artist needs. He then investigates ideas and styles, and encourages you to interpret the nude so your paintings have those elusive qualities of vitality and relevance, which can turn a painting into a masterpiece. . Explores the practical, technical and philosophical problems of drawing and painting the nude . Exercises support each lesson and over 300 images illustrate the text . Essential reading for both novices and art graduates AUTHOR: Philip Tyler is a practising artist, who regularly teaches and whose work is sold by Northcote Gallery and Highgate Contemporary Art. He is passionate about painting the figure and has made over 24,000 studies from life. It is the knowledge and skills acquired from this experience that provides the basis of this book. 320 colour images
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ISBN: 9781785000478
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 October 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Crowood Press Ltd
Illustration: Halftones, color; Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 220.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 709g
Pages: 192
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Philip Tyler is a practising artist, who regularly teaches and whose work is sold by Northcote Gallery and Highgate Contemporary Art. He is passionate about painting the figure and has made over 24,000 studies from life. It is the knowledge and skills acquired from this experience that provides the basis of this book.
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