Better design = better painting. Following the principles in this book will eliminate repainting, overworking and frustration by creating harmonious, unified, powerful paintings. All elements of composition are covered. You will learn how to use a viewfinder to determine cropping and framing to create the best relationship of value masses. Also learn to analyze paintings in terms of color shapes of value, hue, and intensity (also color temperature)—the elements that make a painting. Roberts uses master works as examples to show how the eye moves through a painting. He will include before/after examples to illustrate how using the rules for good composition can improve paintings. Create compositionally successful paintings through 6-8 demonstrations.Includes a bonus 40-minute instructional DVD See inside this Book About the Author Ian Roberts has been painting for over 40 years. His father was a painter and Ian accompanied him on painting trips from the time he was ten. He attended the New School of Art and the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. He studied figure painting in Florence, Italy. He has taught plein air painting in Provence, France and Tuscany, Italy, as well as in the U.S. through his school Atelier Saint-Luc, named after the patron saint of painters. Ian shows in the U.S. and Canada, is an artist member of the California Art Club and a signature member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. He is the author of the book, Creative Authenticity, and created two videos, Mastering Composition and Plein Air Painting. He is a popular workshop instructor specializing in composition. He lives on Georgian Bay in Ontario Canada.
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