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Painting the Visual Impression
Painting the Visual Impression
Painting the Visual Impression
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Painting the Visual Impression

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This book is a summary of the fundamental ideas of representational painting that artists use to help them paint in a realistic manner. These concepts have been passed down from artist to student for generations. The author lists them in order of importance to help the working painter logically solve problems. He has added an "Index of Ideas" to help the artist commit them to memory. The first two sections of the book contain principles of composition and drawing. The main section deals with the impressionistic approach to painting nature in a broad manner with simplicity of detail. The author has included a section on helpful advice to students and an extensive reading list for further research. He also discusses how the artist can train his visual memory. Anyone with an interest in art can read this book and greatly increase their appreciation of classical painting.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBookBaby
Release dateMar 25, 2015
ISBN9781938394140
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    Painting the Visual Impression - Richard Whitney

    Artist.

    INTRODUCTION

    The young painter, who regardless of present popularity would leave a name behind him, must become the patient pupil of nature … What are the most sublime productions of the (brush) but selections of some of the forms of nature, and copies of a few of her evanescent effects: and this is the result, not of inspiration, but of long and patient study, under the direction of much good sense. ¹

    —John Constable

    This booklet is a summary of the fundamental ideas of representational painting that artists use to help paint light and shadow or the look of nature. I have tried to list them in order of importance (with the essential ideas in bold type) so as to help the working painter logically solve problems. I have written these concepts in a concise manner so that they can be memorized. Learning to paint involves learning to see and guidance from a master craftsman is necessary. This booklet should be used as a supplement to studio instruction. It can easily fit in a paint

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