Painting with Your Artists Brain
Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. 9"x11.5". 128 indexed pages. First printing. Purple cloth boards w/white letters on spine. Edited by Stefanie Laufersweiler and Christina Xenos. Designed by Wendy Dunning. Production art by John Langan. Production coordinated by Mark Griffin. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library and unclipped. Three short lines whited-out on last fep. Small tear to front of DJ repaired w/archival tape. Collectible - Near Fine / VeryGood. Item #3929
ISBN: 9781581803976
Carl Purcell believes that in order to paint like an artist, you need to see like one. In this title he encourages the reader to listen to what he calls our visual brain and push aside the intellectual brain - maximizing the power of your ability to see and therefore create better art.
The biggest roadblock to any artist's success is the intellectual brain. In this easy-to-follow guide, readers will learn to silence their enemy within so they can listen more clearly to their visual brain. It's the visual brain that allows an artist's spirit to shine through--the key to paintings that grab both the eye and the heart. With a variety of step-by-step demonstrations and thoughtful sidebars, readers will learn how to truly see as artists. They'll find sections on: -Negative space -Developing good technique -Center of interest -Value patterns These in-depth lessons will help artists of all levels improve their work and add more joy to the painting process.
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Price: $35.00