A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory for Drawing and Painting Students

Author: Mantle, EricBrand: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers IncEdition: 1Features: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: PaperbackFormat: IllustratedNumber Of Pages: 160Release Date: 01-08-2009Part Number: 600622Details: Eric Mantle presents the basics of classical theory in a clear and concise manner for all beginning drawing and painting students. His book features diagrams that illustrate every concept. Students will see the complexities of color theory and understand how to create the illusion of volume and depth on a 2-dimensional surface. “As an art student,” Professor Mantle recalls, “I was frequently frustrated by instructional books that gave lengthy verbal descriptions of visual concepts and then showed small and/or unclear diagrams of those concepts. As an art teacher, I found that my students would gain a clearer understanding of a visual concept if my verbal explanation was combined with a diagram of that concept.” A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory is great for both tradit