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Drawing lessons from the Famous Artists School : classic techniques and expert tips from the golden age of illustration / Stephanie Plunkett, Magdalen Livesey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plunkett, Stephanie Haboush, author.
- Livesey, Magdalen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge.
- Drawing--Technique.
- Drawing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (163 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly, Massachusetts : Rockport Publishers, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "Featuring the work and words of Norman Rockwell, Albert Dorne, and other celebrated 20th-century illustrators"--Cover.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Welcome
- The Founding Illustrators of the Famous Artists School
- 1 THE ART OF THE STORY
- The Big Idea: Developing Pictorial Concepts
- Character, Plot, and Setting
- Mood, Movement, and Emotion
- Compositional Strategies
- 2 MAKING IT PERSONAL
- Infusing Yourself into Your Drawings
- Drawing Upon the World around You
- Gathering Inspiration
- The Importance of Empathy
- 3 DRAWING AS A TOOL FOR SEEING
- The Importance of Doodling
- Sketching for Greater Clarity
- The Construction of Form
- Considering the Common Object
- 4 COMPOSING FORBEST EFFECT
- Making Compositional Choices
- Establishing a Center of Interest
- Light, Shadow, Tone and Value
- The Role of Rhythm and Movement
- 5 THE WELLDESIGNEDIMAGE
- Form Follows Function
- The Eloquence of Simplicity
- The Use of Visual Symbols
- Repetition, Variety, and Novelty
- 6 DRAWING THE FIGURE
- Casting and Posing Your Characters and Models
- The Expressive Face
- Hands, Gestures, and Body Language
- The Figure in Motion
- 7 AN EYE FOR COLOR
- The Basics of Color
- Making Color Choices
- Using Color to Evoke Mood, Character, and Atmosphere
- Famous Artists Behind the Scenes: Materials and Methods
- About the Authors
- Image Credits
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- F
- G
- H
- L
- M
- N
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- W.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781631594137
- 1631594133
- OCLC:
- 1190904927
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