Customer Review: My painting teacher recommended this book to me as one of the two best books she owns. I have used it to study light and dark spaces. I love the book so far.
Customer Review: I tend towards ambivalence when reviewing such books, as on the one hand paint-by-numbers sort of structured instruction will not bring the aspiring artist to fruition creatively. At the same time, there is something to be said of the converse view, too. This ambivalence has in part to do with the... more info
This is a wonderful instruction-book - the first book which gave a real boost to my ability to paint. I am painting on my spare time and have no opportunity to attend regular lessons.
But moving slowly through this book I feel like finishing one class after another.
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Customer Review: I could not disagree more with the reviewer below who describes this book as a "waste of time". I suggest that person just didn't get it. Every page of this book left me with a new idea of how to look at my characters, situations, themes. This book, together with one or two others of all the books... more info
Customer Review: This book is so helpful in understanding not only how to draw and use colored pencils, but understanding colored pencils and their history. Not only is this book full of information, but you will be left in aw of Alyona Nickelsen work and talent. I would recommend this book to anyone who is... more info
Customer Review: This is a required text for a class my daughter is taking. Through Amazon, I was able to locate a new copy at a good price. The book arrived in perfect condition well before the start of her course. This book is definitely a text book and aimed at the serious student.
Customer Review: Initially written in 1966, this survey of 19th and 20th century modern art is defintely showing its age. Despite five revisions between 1971 and 1993, most of the references to critical scholarship date from the 1950s and 1960s. I do not imagine this book will be revised again. The author maintains... more info
Customer Review: The book is great but a dvd a bought in the same week is of terrible quality.
The movie is called 'The Deal'. Is there anything I can do about this>
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dale rodkin
Painting People from D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers Price: $18.78
Customer Review: Charlotte Mullins is a highly respected British art critic and historian and her contribution to the milieu of figurative painting today is a major one. This book, PAINTING PEOPLE: FIGURE PAINTING TODAY, manages to give enough information about various approach to the figure, including the fusion of... more info
