Starting to Paint In Oils

Raynes, John.

Sterling*+ Publishing Company

Starting to Paint with Acrylics

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd.

Starting to paint with acrylics (A Pocket how to do it)

Arts & Photography

Painting

Watson/Guptill

Figure Drawing and Anatomy for the Artist

Drawing

Hamlyn

John Raynes (b. 1929) is an internationally exhibited and well renowned artist. Born in Australia John studied at the Royal College of Art 1951-57 and, over the next 35 years pursued a successful national and international illustration practice. Raynes returned to painting full time in the 1990s, exhibiting in London, Brighton, Edinburgh, Portugal, Uzes, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. John was represented for portraiture at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London and elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in 2003, winning the St. Cuthberts Paper Mill Prize. Drawing the human figure is the traditional test of an artist's skill and the most rigorous part of his training. The human body is so familiar and yet so capable of infinite variations that any misunderstanding or uncertainty of its form in a drawing is immediately apparent. As a result, figure drawing has been an integral part of the training of art students since the Renaissance. In FIGURE DRAWING, John Raynes, an experienced art teacher and illustrator, explains the mysteries of this style of drawings in a series of practical life-class projects. He demonstrates that the basis of all successful figure drawing is simplicity and has planned the book to communicate the clarity of vision essential to a successful drawing. A series of connected projects examines each of the basic elements of this vision - shape, structure, anatomy, balance, tension, and movement - before exploring the more "artistic" aspects such as composition, light and shade, and creativity. He finishes up the book with a brief survey of the history of figure drawing and the best work of the twentieth century to demonstrate the ideas discussed in the projects. Illustrated with more than 200 working drawings, sketches, photographs of the model and master drawings, this book is a valuable and practical guide for all those actively concerned with drawing, whether one is a student, teacher, amateur, or professional artist.

Figure Drawing

Human Anatomy for the Artist

The ability to draw the human figure is an essential skill for the trained artist. And for the independent amateur, painter John Raynes’s new book is the equivalent of an art school course. With meticulous renderings of the skeleton and the muscles, he explores how the underlying structures support and give shape to the body. Many of the drawings are shown step-by-step, starting with a photograph of the model and accompanied by a discussion of such issues as balance and motion, light and shadow, composition and volume. Through drawings of different body shapes, from underweight to overweight, both nude and clothed, the student learns how to capture the character as well as the appearance of the subject.

Complete Anatomy and Figure Drawing

History & Criticism

Batsford

The art of drawing translates between two languages: the language of the eye and the language of line and shading, color and tone. Through the choices the artist makes, a drawing both depicts its subject and makes a statement about it. Building upon these ideas, award-winning instructional author John Raynes offers a course that begins by showing how to render everyday objects (a chair, a vase) and advances in easy steps to the creation of expressive landscapes, portraits, and figure studies. With exercises for exploring shape and volume, perspective and composition, light and texture, he leads the reader on a journey of discovery in a wide range of media from pencil, charcoal, and pastel to watercolor pencil and ink.

The Complete Drawing Course: A Comprehensive, Easy-to-Follow Guide to Drawing

Drawing Faces and Expressions

A C Black Publishers Ltd

These instructional drawing books have a highly visual and practical approach. With the aid of step-by-step drawings, the authors - all professional artists or teachers - explain clearly and concisely how to use pencil, pen and ink, Conté and charcoal. The series covers a comprehensive range of popular subjects and each title contains sections on materials, composition, perspective and different drawing techinques - both traditional and innovative.

Draw Faces & Expressions

A&C Black

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