Glazing: With an Emphasis on the Craft of Painting - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0646913204 ISBN 13: 9780646913209

Synopsis

The latest book from the author of the world's top selling art book 'Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green'. The methods of the Old Masters made available for today's artist. The range of rich colours employed by these earlier painters gave a mysterious depth and intensity to their work, a richness and luminosity which only the glazing technique could give. This book will enable the reader to achieve similar colour effects, Your work will improve dramatically.

'Early Masters such as Rembrandt applied multiple layers of transparent paint to produce the deep, glowing hues and darks which typified their work; darks which seethed with hidden colour. The range of rich hues employed by these earlier painters gave a mysterious depth and intensity to their work, a richness and luminosity which only the glazing technique can give. The aim of this book is to equip today's artist with the technique of glazing developed by the Masters. Lessons from the past brought fully up to date'.

Edition details

• ISBN 10: 0646913204
• ISBN 13: 9780646913209
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English