Product Description

From the team behind the bestselling art reference book, Artist's Manual, comes the ultimate painting compendium, Art Class. The perfect complement to its predecessor, Art Class is filled with beautiful paintings and expert teaching and is packed with ideas and inspirations, tools and techniques, photos and illustrations, as well as detailed instructions on working with media ranging from watercolour to acrylic to oil. With an entire section devoted to step-by-step demonstrations by renowned artists - where they reveal their personal secrets, tips, and methods - Art Class is like having an instructor guiding each and every brush stroke. Learn how to paint a single eye or a whole portrait, a tree or an entire landscape, by following the many artist-led descriptions and full-page colour spreads that illustrate painting techniques from the most basic to the most advanced. Aspiring or seasoned artists working in gouache, watercolour, oil or pastel will find that Art Class offers the comprehensive instruction needed to create successful paintings. With 500 colour photographs, including featured works of art, and a visual glossary of the language and mechanics of painting, as well as an extensive resource listing, Art Class is the definitive studio companion for every painter.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #629359 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

From Library Journal
Jennings surveys a broad variety of media, from charcoal to pastels, watercolor, gouache, oils, and more, and he relies on the advice and work of a large group of artists to help the beginner choose media, tools, and techniques. Unlike the authors of Art School, Jennings creates an actual curriculum here. Exercises that compare the same subject, e.g., a red-enameled coffeepot, painted in both acrylic and pastel, are enlightening. Very highly recommended.
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About the Author
Simon Jennings is an accomplished graphic artist and painter who has taught at several art schools throughout Britain. His other books include the Artist's Guides series and Artist's Manual. He lives in England.