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Human anatomy and figurative art is a wonderful and complex subject. So for a subject this complex you will need more than a quick over view. Or a few online tutorials. It will take dedicated study and practice to get it right. With that in … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 04 Anatomy – Introduction
For Supplement number two I have decided to add The Famous Artists Course. Here is what Wikipedia says about the course. ” The idea was conceived by Albert Dorne as a result of a conversation with Norman Rockwell. For the founding faculty, Dorne recruited Rockwell, … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Supplementals 2
I have decided to also add supplemental elements to the art course to help flesh it out. The first supplement will the the addition of the Andrew Loomis art books. Loomis was an American illustrator but really he is best known from his art books. … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Supplementals 1
I found nice compiled book of The Magazine of Art 1903. Its always interesting to see how much the art world has changed in the last 100 years or so. It has over 500 pages total. Here is the link The Magazine of Art
Just wanted to add the books from the last art lesson to the free books section plus a few more. Practical hints on composition in painting By John Burnet Portrait and figure painting By Frank Fowler – Section on composition. Lectures and lessons on art … Continue readingFree Books – Even More
This is a very long post that includes a large list of free art books. … Continue readingFree Art Books – List
This is the first of the free art book posts. I have found that there are many very good art books in the public domain. I will try and list links to them as I get the chance. The first book is The practice of … Continue readingFree Art Books – The practice of oil painting and of drawing as associated with it.