Full Description
Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials — paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. — a painter's training, more. Speed also provides expert analysis of works by Velasquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hals, Rembrandt, and others. 64 photos. 5 line drawings.
Contents
Preface
I Introduction
II Modern Art
III Technique of Painting
IV The Painter's Training
V Tone Values
VI Elementary Tone Exercises
VII Colour
VIII "Colour, Pratical"
IX Painting from the Life
A Note on Velasquez
A Note on Reynolds
A Note on Gainsborough
A Note on Franz Hals
A Note on Rembrandt
X Tone and Colour Design
A Note on Taste
XI Materials
XII Picture Painting
Index
