Drawing in Charcoal and Crayon for the Use of Students and Schools
Drawing in Charcoal and Crayon for the Use of Students and Schools
The Shape of Content
"The clearest, most forceful statement on art by an artist of our time that I have read." --Frank Getlein, New Republic An illustrated guide to artistic creation from one of the twentieth century's most provocative and expressive painters. Can art be taught? For the celebrated activist-painter Ben Shahn, the answer was a qualified yes. Any would-be artist can take a few courses and dip their toes in the water. But a true education goes far beyond the classroom. The Shape of Content, compiled from Shahn's 1956-1957 Norton Lectures, appeals for artists to break the confines of formal instruction. In wide-ranging reflections on art history, the problems of form, and his own career, Shahn conveys the stubborn determination required to move beyond dilettantism and toward an authentic voice. But he delivers no easy formulas. Critics celebrate artists' seemingly effortless moments of inspiration, yet genuine achievement is always the fruit of prodigious labor. To the perennial questions of "What shall I paint?" and "How shall I paint it?" Shahn replies: Live and think and try. Read endlessly, develop and test opinions, and above all, don't stop painting. A figurative realist in an age of high abstraction and an unabashed leftist at the height of the Cold War, Shahn was never quite at home in his own time. The accessibility and popularity of his work, and his sometimes-unfashionable humanism, made him a frequent target of critics during his life. And yet it is precisely these features that have since cemented Shahn as a giant of twentieth-century art. Today, his lectures offer potent lessons for anyone who shares his belief in the power of art to change minds and contest injustice.
Developing a Didactic Framework Across and Beyond School Subjects
A Short Book about Art
Celebrating ten years of the much-loved and bestselling Short Book about Art with an new updated and expanded edition How is art made? How can we interpret the meaning behind it? And what is the significance of the way in which it is displayed? Using six common themes that bind together art from around the globe, this lively and illuminating journey through art history seeks to answer these questions and more, drawing parallels across different time periods and cultures--from cave paintings to contemporary multimedia works.This expanded edition of Dana Arnold's bestselling survey offers news illustrations and fresh insights--the perfect companion for anyone seeking to learn more across a stunning breadth of art."The most compelling short exploration of the visual arts that I have read since John Berger's Ways of Seeing." --Edward Dimendberg, professor of visual studies, University of California, Irvine
Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Clip Studio Paint
This exciting, comprehensive Beginner's Guide, written by professional and famous digital artists working with Clip Studio Paint, is the first of its kind and will offer new and existing CSP users an incredibly in-depth look at creating impressive art with the software.Clip Studio Paint is a cross-platform drawing and animation software used by millions of artists worldwide. Its popularity has recently boomed - in 2022, the userbase had grown to 25 million. The software is popular with artists of every level, can be used on any device (mobile phone, tablets including the iPad, and any computer) and is relatively cheap to purchase compared to other software. It's perfect for beginners wanting to try something out. For these reasons and more, there's a keen audience for a high-quality tutorial book like this one.The book features an all-encompassing Getting Started section, covering all the basics and advice from a respected artist in the digital field. Each page teaches through screengrabs of the software in use, detailed written steps, and art in progress. There are also in-depth tutorials from professional artists covering a variety of genres in which the software might be used, including manga comics, character design, landscapes (real and fantasy), picture-book illustration, and more. The tutorials are provided by artists at the top of their game, including Devin Elle Kurtz (858K Instagram followers) and Simz (403K Instagram followers), both of whom have published their own Art Of book with 3dtotal Publishing and are highly revered in the digital-art world.
The Art of Sam Yang
In this gorgeous hardback book, discover the incredible journey of Sam Yang (samdoesarts), whose stunning art has earned him 1.9million followers on Instagram.Sam Yang not only takes the reader behind the scenes into his studio and personal sketchbooks, but also reveals his creative process from start to finish in detailed step-by-step tutorials. His anime-inspired, intriguing character designs have wide appeal, and many inspiring artists strive to match Sam's level of appeal and complexity in digital art.Existing fans will be thrilled to discover new insights into Sam's working methods and creative story, while those just discovering his art will love delving into galleries of his artwork, new and old.
Minoan Wall Painting of Pseira, Crete
Short description: Evidence is presented for restoring the fragmentary wall painting from the Minoan shrine on the islet of Pseira located just of the northeastern coast of Crete. A large-scale goddess faces a smaller suppliant in a presentation scene on an incurved altar platform. Virtually restored to the east wall of Room 6, the goddess confirms the building as a shrine and religious center of the community. The painting's Knossian style and technique, and imported Knossian ritual vessels, argue for a strong Knossian religious presence at Pseira. Long description: This study presents evidence for restoring the fragmentary painting from Pseira. It argues against previous reconstructions, finding errors including ignoring the fragments' scales. With the fragments' scales accurately recorded, the study reveals a large-scale goddess facing a smaller suppliant in a presentation scene on an incurved altar platform. The reconstruction is based on examinations, drawings, and photographs taken to scale of the fragments and digital imaging. The painted garments are translated into modern cloth replicas that adorn live models that pose as goddess and suppliant. Virtually restored to the east wall of Room 6, the goddess positively establishes the building already conjectured as a shrine and identifies it as the religious center of the community. The painting's Knossian style and technique, and imported Knossian ritual vessels, argue for a strong Knossian religious presence at Pseira. Knossian style religious processions likely culminated at the shrine to present offerings to the goddess.
Experimental Practices in Interdisciplinary Art
Experimental Practices in Interdisciplinary Art presents the work of contemporary artists who are committed to experimenting in the marginal areas where artmaking, practice-based research, and scholarship intersect. Some work in laboratory settings, some in studios, and some in wild landscapes or abandoned buildings. But all are committed to interrogating the way that art is created and positioned in a culture that continues to marginalize artists working across disciplinary boundaries. Their projects range from inquiries into the way surveillance technologies are used to reinforce power structures to collaboratories that help us to re-envision our relationship with the natural world and with each other. In reflecting on their wide-ranging explorations and unusual methods, these unique artists provide fruitful insights for bringing creativity to bear on issues of public import.
Arts in Criminal Justice and Corrections
Offering a lively, international, and interdisciplinary introduction to research on arts programmes in prisons, Arts in Criminal Justice and Corrections is the first volume to bring together leading figures from the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Belgium to explore key methodological approaches and issues through the lens of the researchers themselves.Beginning with the original pioneers of research into the arts in corrections in the USA in the 1980s, this book highlights the role of researchers in evidencing impact and influencing policy. Contributors include those who were themselves once incarcerated and those who have transitioned from practitioner to criminologist. Chapters lay the groundwork for discussion on how an important avenue for rehabilitation and re-entry can be developed, providing a call to action for more research into a field which holds promise for building a more just, equitable, and inclusive society.This book is essential reading for criminologists engaged in prisons, corrections, and desistance research, as well as researchers and practitioners in the arts and rehabilitation.
The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde
How the notorious author of The 120 Days of Sodom inspired the surrealists and other avant-garde artists, writers, and filmmakers The writings of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) present a libertine philosophy of sexual excess and human suffering that refuses to make any concession to law, religion, or public decency. In this groundbreaking cultural history, Alyce Mahon traces how artists of the twentieth century turned to Sade to explore political, sexual, and psychological terror, adapting his imagery of the excessively sexual and terrorized body as a means of liberation from systems of power. Mahon shows how avant-garde artists, writers, dramatists, and filmmakers drew on Sade's "philosophy in the bedroom" to challenge oppressive regimes and their restrictive codes and conventions of gender and sexuality. She provides close analyses of early illustrated editions of Sade's works and looks at drawings, paintings, and photographs by leading surrealists such as Andr矇 Masson, Leonor Fini, and Man Ray. She explains how Sade's ideas were reflected in the writings of Guillaume Apollinaire and the fiction of Anne Desclos, who wrote her erotic novel, Story of O, as a love letter to critic Jean Paulhan, an admirer of Sade. Mahon explores how Sade influenced the happenings of Jean-Jacques Lebel, the theater of Peter Brook, the cinema of Pier Paolo Pasolini, and the multimedia art of Paul Chan. She also discusses responses to Sade by feminist theorists such as Simone de Beauvoir, Susan Sontag, and Angela Carter. Beautifully illustrated, The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde demonstrates that Sade inspired generations of artists to imagine new utopian visions of living, push the boundaries of the body and the body politic, and portray the unthinkable in their art.
Tacking and a Tacktical Methodology
This book is of interest to practicing contemporary artists, artists involved in artistic research, art and cultural critics, undergraduate and graduate scholars in those fields as well as in areas of critical race theory, feminism, colonialism, art history and theory.
Developing a Curriculum Model for Civically Engaged Art Education
This volume explores art as a means of engendering youth civic engagement and draws on research conducted with young people in the United States to develop a unique curriculum model for civically engaged art education (CEAE). Combining concepts from civics and arts education, chapters posit that artistic thinking, making, and acting form the basis for creative research into social and political issues which affect young people and are key to promoting civic participation. Focusing on critical, creative, and dynamic forms of youth cultural production inspired by local people, places, and events, the text demonstrates how educators' curricular choices can engage students in researching social movements and arts-based activism. The authors draw from well-established areas such as arts-based research, civic engagement, and maker-centered learning to present their educational model through illustrative examples. Offering a timely consideration of the relationship between art education and civics education, this book will appeal to scholars and students of the sociology of education, as well as arts and teacher research, and pre-service teacher education.
Quick & Simple Painting in Procreate
Perfect for Procreate beginners or more advanced artists, this inspiring book shows how to create impressive paintings using very quick and simple techniques.These tricks provide the perfect base for aspiring artist to build confidence and grow their skills. More advanced artists can also take the techniques in this book and use them to speed up their digital-painting process.Procreate for the iPad continues to be the most popular digital-painting software in the world, with around 30 million users. 3dtotal Publishing's previous Procreate titles have sold over 74,000 copies to date, so the desire in our audience to learn more about this software is proven. This book goes right back to basics, covering the use of selection tools, gradient fills, custom brushes, and more to quickly and easily build up quality paintings. These methods are introduced in an in-depth chapter of must-know basics, which are followed by eight accessible tutorials written by professional artists, including Derek Domnic D'Souza. Featuring short, simple steps and easy-to-follow instructions, plus clear screengrabs from Procreate accompanying each stage of the process, the projects show readers exactly how to achieve what is being described. For those picking up an iPad and opening Procreate for the very first time, this book provides an amazingly detailed lesson in creating high-quality paintings with simple techniques. For those with more experience, it offers a new range of skills to speed up working digitally - all provided by highly respected artists from around the world.
The Forgotten Secrets of Master Painters
Art, like love, can be elusive and filled with contradictions. We admire the masters for their genius, yet their personal lives were often chaotic; a mix of scandal, struggle, and passion. Van Gogh, Lautrec, and countless others battled their own demons, but what remains is their undeniable brilliance. This book takes you on a journey through the artistic techniques that made them legends, peeling back the layers of their work to reveal the thoughtful composition techniques guiding each brushstroke. From dynamic symmetry to powerful design tricks, these artists left behind a roadmap of creativity for us to follow. This book is the start of a magnificent trail of cupcake crumbs to start you on a new artistic journey. Through a detailed exploration of these timeless masterpieces, you'll uncover the design secrets that made them iconic. Whether you're an artist yourself or just want to look a little smarter in front of paintings, this book gives you the inside scoop with plenty of humor to keep it fun. With insights into how recurring patterns and calculated craftsmanship elevate a piece from ordinary to extraordinary, you'll see that these methods are not just relics of the past; they are tools you can use to create art with lasting impact today.
Street Art and Activism in the Greater Caribbean
Foregrounding street art in the capital cities of Cuba, Haiti, and Puerto Rico, this book argues that Antillean street artists diagnose the "impossible state" of the arrested present (colonized, occupied, or under dictatorship) while simultaneously imagining liberated futures and fully sovereign states.
The Standard Galleries - Holland
The Standard Galleries - Holland, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Treatise on landscape painting in water-colours by David Cox
Treatise on landscape painting in water-colours by David Cox, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Travels in South Kensington with Notes on Decorative Art and Architecture in England
Travels in South Kensington with Notes on Decorative Art and Architecture in England, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
A Treatise on Etching
A Treatise on Etching, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture and Civilization, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
A Treatise on Chancel Screens and Rood Lofts Their Antiquity, Use, and Symbolic Signification
A Treatise on Chancel Screens and Rood Lofts Their Antiquity, Use, and Symbolic Signification, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Model Handbook
Embark on a transformative journey into the glamorous and competitive world of modeling with "The Model Handbook: Your Essential Guide to Breaking into the Industry." This comprehensive guide is designed to equip aspiring models with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in the ever-evolving modeling landscape. Whether you're just starting or looking to elevate your career, this book provides essential insights and practical advice to thrive in the modeling industry.Explore the diverse world of modeling and find the perfect niche that suits your unique look and personality. Learn how to create a standout portfolio that captures your essence and showcases your versatility. Understand the intricacies of securing representation, reading contracts, and building strong professional relationships with agents and scouts. Gain insider tips on impressing casting directors, acing auditions, and landing coveted modeling gigs.Discover the secrets to developing a memorable personal brand that sets you apart in a crowded industry. Master the skills of networking and building valuable connections that can propel your modeling career forward. Prioritize your physical and mental well-being with practical advice on maintaining a healthy lifestyle amidst the demands of a modeling career. Navigate the financial aspects of modeling, from budgeting and saving to understanding contracts and managing income."The Model Handbook" is more than just a guide; it's your companion on the path to modeling success. With chapters dedicated to every crucial aspect of a modeling career, this book ensures you have the tools to carve out your unique path in the industry. Your journey to becoming a successful model starts here. Unleash your potential and step confidently into the world of modeling with this indispensable handbook.
Create!
Learn a simple 7-step process that you can practice in whatever time you have available to tap into your own inherent wisdom and your deepest creative source. Use this process to gain access to your soul's voice, to solve your most pressing problems, to breakthrough whatever is holding you back, to reach your goals, to live a more free and passionate life, to meet and integrate your shadows, to permanently upgrade you internal narrative. This process is an ideal tool to use for preparation and integration of life's big journeys and adventures. This is not a "creativity" tool per se. Though it may very well catalyze your creativity in unimagined ways.This is not a "writing" technique per se. Though you will use writing as the vehicle for accessing your internal wisdom, your inner guru, your dependable guide. This is not "brain training" per se. Though you will learn to access all four brain waves patterns (beta, alpha, theta, delta) at will while awake. This is not a method for achieving "goals" per se. Though you will be identifying ways your life can better serve you and ways you can better serve life.This is a proven process successfully used by hundreds of people over the past 20 years to change their lives and themselves in fundamentally positive ways. CREATE!ors have accomplished the following and more: broken through creative blocks to completing academic degreesdeveloped a method for analyzing qualitative datacreated titles for a series of paintings for an art showwritten novels, essays, poemsproduced paintings, collagescreated original musicset and reached important personal goalsstarted new businessesreceived insight on issues impacting health and wellbeinggained access to individual and collective wisdomaccelerated spiritual self-realizationintegrated discoveries into living more fully and passionately
Mindful Landscape Sketching
"Visit the old and learn anew without preconceived ideas"-the meaning of the seal on many of Hiroshi Shimazaki's paintings encapsulates his creative and contemplative approach to landscape sketching. In Mindful Landscape Sketching, with language as poetic as it is informative, he emphasizes the importance of the artist's underlying thought processes and encourages readers to expand their imaginations, world views, and historical perspectives.Mindful Landscape Sketching is also, however, an invaluable hands-on resource for artists and would-be artists. Brushes, papers, perspective, focus-all these and more are discussed in detail. He guides the reader through sketching everything from sacred structures to cities, from mist to water to wind, and discusses painting live versus painting from memory or photographs.Over a hundred full-colour examples of the artist's work from all over the globe illustrate his approach. Practical and inspirational, Mindful Landscape Sketching will appeal to anyone interested in watercolour landscape sketching and painting. It is also a work of art in its own right.First published in Japanese in 2020 by TokyoTosho Shuppan as FukeiShasei no Kokoro, Mindful Landscape Sketching is the first in a three-part series.
