Line

(back cover) CREATIVE PAINTING SERIES Titles in this very practical art instruction series are designed to teach advanced students and experienced amateurs. They can be used as self-teaching guides or as textbooks in art classes. This volume instructs art students in the mastery of line, with reference to several different media. The authors show various ways in which line art is employed to render still lifes, landscapes, portraits, and human forms. Using fifteen examples, this book demonstrates the gradual development of paintings and drawings, allowing students to compare different techniques and then develop those which best suit their own styles and purposes. The authors encourage students to pursue creativity and experimentation in their search for original results. Each approach, based on a historic reference, demonstrates the step-by-step development of an artwork, the end result being a finished painting. A gallery at the end of this book will inspire students with additional instructive examples. Other titles in this series: FORM * COLOR * SPACEGuasch, Gemma is the author of 'Line ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780764160073 and ISBN 0764160079.