Orientation to drawing and painting / Robert Henkes

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Scranton, PA : International Textbook Company, c1965Description: xvi, 187 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • NC 590 .H46 1965
Contents:
1. Modes of art -- 2. Orientation to drawing -- 3. Contour drawing -- 4. Gesture drawing -- 5. Drawing weight and mass -- 6. Contrast in texture drawing -- 7. Geometric drawing: nonobjective art -- 8. Orientation to painting -- 9. Brushless painting -- 10. Watercolor painting -- 11. Variations in ink -- 12. Still life and landscape painting -- 13. Other means of expression -- 14. Figure painting with tempera -- 15. Motivation of ideas -- Index.
Summary: This book is not a step-by-step procedure of drawing and painting activities; rather, it is a book dealing with art experiences presented in a direct approach. The drawing and painting experiences discussed are direct in nature and are designed to erase incompetence and frustration and bring about self-discipline and confidence. Each chapter deals with a specific type of drawing or painting experience, and each experience has a specific purpose.
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Includes index.

1. Modes of art -- 2. Orientation to drawing -- 3. Contour drawing -- 4. Gesture drawing -- 5. Drawing weight and mass -- 6. Contrast in texture drawing -- 7. Geometric drawing: nonobjective art -- 8. Orientation to painting -- 9. Brushless painting -- 10. Watercolor painting -- 11. Variations in ink -- 12. Still life and landscape painting -- 13. Other means of expression -- 14. Figure painting with tempera -- 15. Motivation of ideas -- Index.

This book is not a step-by-step procedure of drawing and painting activities; rather, it is a book dealing with art experiences presented in a direct approach. The drawing and painting experiences discussed are direct in nature and are designed to erase incompetence and frustration and bring about self-discipline and confidence. Each chapter deals with a specific type of drawing or painting experience, and each experience has a specific purpose.

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