Classical Drawing Atelier : A Complete Course in Traditional Studio Practice

by Aristides, Juliette

• ISBN13: 9780823006571
• ISBN10: 0823006573
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Random House

Summary

Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all timeand now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop.Classical Drawing Atelieris an atelier in a bookand the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist. On every page, Aristides uses the works of works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring,Classical Drawing Atelieris a serious art course for serious art students. Serious technique for the serious art student Study the work of the Old Masters and today's top realist artists In the tradition of Watson-Guptill's classicDrawing Lessons from the Great Mastersover 63,000 sold!

Author Biography

Juliette Aristides is the author of Classical Painting Atelier and Classical Drawing Atelier. She is the instructor of the Aristides Classical Atelier at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington, where she lives. Her work is exhibited at the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco and can be seen at the Art Renewal Center.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Welcome to the Atelier
A Historical Perspective: Artistic Training in the Twenty-First Century	p. 1
Timeless Principles
Design: Nature and the Golden Ratio	p. 19
Line: Two-Dimensional Dynamics	p. 31
Value: The World in Black and White	p. 53
Form: The Third Dimension	p. 67
Timeless Subjects
Master Copy Drawing: Learning from the Past	p. 79
Cast Drawing: Lessons from Master Sculptors	p. 85
Figure Drawing: Man as the Measure	p. 91
Portrait Drawing: Window to the Soul	p. 105
Putting Theory Into Practice
Atelier Disciplines: Finite Principles, Infinite Applications	p. 121
Sphere Drawing	p. 124
Master Copy Drawing	p. 126
Cast Drawing	p. 130
Reductive Figure Drawing	p. 134
Portrait Drawing	p. 138
Appendix	p. 142
Bibliography	p. 143
Index	p. 144
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