Complete Art Foundation Course: Drawing, Watercolour, Oils and Acrylics (Foundation Course S.) - Hardcover

Curtis Tappenden; Nick Tidnam; Paul Thomas; Anita Taylor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844034879 ISBN 13: 9781844034871

Publisher: Cassell Illustrated, 2006

Synopsis

Suitable for all artists, from beginners to accomplished improvers, Complete Art Foundation Course provides everything you need to know about drawing, watercolour and oils and acrylics. Those who have barely put brush to canvas will be gently guided through the basics, enabling them to develop their skills and build up confidence, while artists who already have some experience in drawing and painting will be inspired to venture further - to explore a more advanced techniques and more challenging subject matter, or to simply improve areas where they are rusty.
Experienced tutors and artists pass on their practical know-how, providing historical context and advising on which equipment to buy, how to care for it and the fundamentals of how to draw and paint. Students are taught how to tackle shape, light and composition, colour theory and perspective and provided with helpful tips, tricks and rescur remedies. Step-by-step projects explore popular themes - from life drawing and still life to landscape and portraiture. Aimed at giving you the technical skills necessary to produce work to be proud of, Complete Art Foundation Course is an inspirational reference source for any budding artist.

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About the Author

Paul Thomas and Anita Taylor have been teaching drawing to undergraduate and postgraduate students since 1978 and 1987, respectively. Additionally they have developed a new forum for the recognition of contemporary drawing practice through the establishment of The Jerwood Drawing prize - the largest and most significant annual open drawing exhibition in the UK. Nick Tidnam R.B.A. is a practising painter and illustrator and a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. He regularly shows in London and abroad. He is a visiting lecturer at the Kent Institute of Art and Design and runs his own painting courses. He has contributed to Learn To Paint And Draw (Watson Guptill 2003). Curtis Tappenden is a painter and illustrator specialising in the use of watercolour. His paintings are exhibited throughout the UK and are held in collections worldwide. Curtis teaches at the Kent Institute of Art and Design and works in-house for The Mail on Sunday. Curtis is the author of The Watercolour Sketchbook Kit (Chronicle Books 2002) and Learn To Paint And Draw (Watson Guptill 2003).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844034879
• ISBN 13: 9781844034871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424