The Complete Painting Course / general editor, Ian Simpson ; contributors, Hazel Harrison, Judy Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simpson, Ian, 1933-2011, general editor.

Harrison, Hazel, contributor.

Martin, Judy (Frances Judy), contributor.

Forrester, Paul, photographer.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting--Technique.

Painting.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Painting course

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1993.

Contents:

Introduction: How to use this book

1. Foundation Course. Lesson One. Looking and painting (Introducing oils and acrylics); Lesson Two. Extending the color (Color and tone); Lesson Three. From theory to practice; Lesson Four. Painting a self-portrait (The rules of perspective); Lesson Five. Inside/outside (Introducing watercolors); Lesson Six. Working from drawings; Lesson Seven. Painting the figure (The proportions of the body and face); Lesson Eight. People and places (Introducing pastels); Lesson Nine. Working from photographs; Lesson Ten. Working on location; Lesson Eleven. Learning from the past

2. Themes and Styles. (Composition); Lesson Twelve Painting an impression; Lesson Thirteen. Painting a likeness; Lesson Fourteen. The figure in context; Lesson Fifteen. Expressionist approaches (Expressive color); Lesson Sixteen. Reduction to essentials; Lesson Seventeen. A statement in detail; Lesson Eighteen. Working to a theme; Lesson Nineteen. Painting and structure; Lesson Twenty. Painting through drawing; Lesson Twenty-One. Fantasy, memory, and dreams; Lesson Twenty-Two. Abstracting from nature (The picture surface); Lesson Twenty-Three. Pure abstraction

3. Media and Methods. Painting with oils: Interview Naomi Alexander; Painting with acrylics: Interview John Sprakes; Painting with watercolor and gouache: Interview John Lidzey; Painting with pastels: Interview Patrick Cullen; Painting with mixed media: Interview Rosalind Cuthbert; Collage: Interview Barbara Rae; Monoprints: Interview Kay Gallwey.

Notes:

"A Comprehensive Learning Guide and Reference Manual"--Dust jacket.

"A Quarto Book"--Title page verso.

"This book was designed and produced by Quarto Publishing plc ... London."--Title page verso.

"Senior Editor Hazel Harrison. Senior Art Editor Penny Cobb. Designer Debbie Sumner. Picture Researcher Mandy Little. Photographers Paul Forrester, Ken Grundy, Les Wies, Jon Wyand. Art Director Moira Clinch. Publishing Director Jane Slingsby."--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.

Running Press copies are "1" printing.

ISBN:

1561383503 (cloth)

9781561383504

OCLC:

29323214