Light for the Artist - Hardcover

Jacobs, Ted

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823027686 ISBN 13: 9780823027682

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S., 1988

Synopsis

A scientific explanation for artists working in all mediums describing what actually occurs when light falls on form. Equipped with this knowledge they are in a better position to use the effects of light in the improvement of their artforms. The book explains the creative use of light to unify a scene, set a mood, define texture, indicate weight, express time of day, temperature or season. Directed at artists at all levels of expertise it is shown how discriminating use of light can help to create the illusion of solidity, subtlety and life. The author has also written "Drawing with an Open Mind".

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From the Back Cover:

Intermediate and advanced art students receive a broad vocabulary of effects with this in-depth study of light. The guide offers detailed descriptions that start with the basics--the direction of light, reflections, and shadows--and advance to studies of light in natural and manipulated situations. Examinations of subtler light effects include foreshortening, field effects, multiple light sources, colored light, depicting the light source, and the behavior of light on shiny surfaces.
Lavishly illustrated with diagrams and paintings, this volume applies its principles to figure, still life, and landscape paintings. Author Ted Seth Jacobs stresses the importance of comparing real-life vision to the canvas, since no system of rules can substitute for close and careful observation. Jacobs points out common errors, suggest light effects that artists should keep in mind, and discusses how preconceptions can be put aside in order to see the world more clearly.
Dover (2104) republication of the edition originally published by Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1988.

About the Author:

Ted Seth Jacobs has taught at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Art Students League, and the New York Academy of Art. His work has appeared in galleries and museums around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0823027686
• ISBN 13: 9780823027682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144