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A fun, interactive, and award-winning, online kindergarten-readiness learning solution for children ages 3 to 6 years. With hundreds of lessons in math, science, social studies, language and literacy, art, and music, the curriculum increases in difficulty as the user progresses through the program.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Engage with a subject that can intimidate even seasoned painters: glass. Learn how to focus on what can be seen through glass objects, rather than on the glass itself, to capture its unique properties. Undertake a simple glass still life, using highlights and shadows to suggest shape rather than outlining or blocking.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Value - the spectrum of light and darkness in an image - is crucial to the way our brains translate images into meaning. See why understanding value is more important than understanding color, and develop your ability to pinpoint value differences in your subjects. Follow along with a demonstration on how to break an image down into its fundamental values.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Like value and volume for objects, linear perspective will help you create the appearance of architectural space on a 2-D surface. Though it can be challenging for even experienced artists, the principles are actually fairly simple. Master elements of linear perspective and then put them into practice as you follow along with Professor Allman's demonstration.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This lesson opens with a brief look at the rendering of three-dimensional forms using light and shadow, known as volume, and why it is easier to achieve than you might think, once you know how to look at the effects of light. Paint geometric objects using your new understanding of light sources, cast shadows versus form shadows, and reflective effects.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to draw a perspectival grid, and look at ways artists use grids to measure the depth of space in a drawing. Then, draw a complete gridded room, beginning with the floor plane. Add gridded walls and a ceiling, controlling proportions in spatial recession. Finally, add interior objects of specific measure in specific locations..
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on National Gallery Of Art. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art surveys...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn to draw the human figure using a set of measures, or a canon of proportions, and simple geometric shapes. In doing so, make a study of human proportions in three views, using the height of the head to measure relative proportions of the body. Take account of how artists have viewed human proportions, body posture, and differences between male and female figures..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Define symmetry and asymmetry in painting and sculpture, and the key effects on the viewer of each. Also, study scale and proportion of figures, and the distinction between "open" and "closed" composition, reflecting the artist's approach to visually framing the image.
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Swedish National Museum : Stockholm. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short...
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Museum of Modern Art New York. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In approaching composition, study the underlying structure of rectangles, the fundamental shape of most drawings. Learn how the character of any rectangle is defined by the relationship of its verticality to its horizontality, and how this relationship affects our perception. Observe how simple diagonals within a rectangle offer numerous possibilities for visual interpretation..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
For drawing with value, take a deeper look at the types and qualities of the materials you’ll use. Investigate the uses of graphite, charcoal, blending and spreading tools, ink, and the use of fixative. Study the many types and grades of drawing papers, and see how different materials interact with different papers..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Now investigate cross-contour line (which can transform flat shape into a volumetric solid), oblique or foreshortened shapes, and their relation to geometric solids—principles that allow you to make objects appear three-dimensional. Also grasp the relation of figure to ground within a drawing, and practice drawing three-dimensional still lifes..
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Collections in Budapest and Szentendre. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
You have your (acrylic) paints and your brushes, now what? First, learn what kinds of surfaces are best for beginning painters and how to choose the one that works for you. Then, follow Professor Allman as he walks you through a demonstration on creating gradients, and get to know the kinds of brushes you will use to achieve different lines and effects.
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Take a deeper look at the types and qualities of line, and consider how these attributes affect line’s expressive potential. Study and practice nine key attributes of line, from value and width to continuity, shape, and texture. Then explore gestural line—line that swiftly captures the character of a subject..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Up to this point, Professor Allman has focused on the tools and techniques of representation. Now, turn your attention to the ways you as an artist can explore new ideas and techniques to tap into your own creativity. Consider how to find and use a variety of references and materials, closing with an exercise in painting using tape to explore the figure-ground relationship.
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Kunsthaus : Zuerich. The 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World Series is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art surveys provide...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Examine the contexts and environments in which we encounter art and their critical effect on our viewing experience. Consider ways of displaying and framing paintings, as well as key parameters for viewing sculpture. Then, learn the predominant genres of Western art, and the artist's media, tools, and techniques.
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