The Famous Artists School Illustration and Design textbook, Volume One (of a four-volume set) covers the following topics: Introduction to Design: The basic fundamentals of design-pattern, shape, balance and space. Good design excludes every inessential element. Observation: the Artist's Primary Tool: Learning to see closely and analytically. Using value contrasts, edges, and perspective to make pictures come alive. Figure Composition: The expression of emotion in pictures by the way the figures are used in the composition. How to make the figure dominate the scene. Mood and Emotion in Illustration: Successful pictures largely depend on communicating human feelings. Symbols, point of view, theme, rhythm and design.

本书完整重印了查尔斯·巴尔格和让·莱昂·杰罗姆于19世纪60至70年代在巴黎出版《巴尔格素描教程》。之后的半个世纪，这套由近200幅 印刷品组成的教程成为了世界各地艺术学生在接触真人模特写生之前学习素描的不二之选。本书的价值是多方面的，艺术家、学生、艺术史学者和收藏家都会有所收获。

Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time - and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. "Classical Drawing Atelier" is an atelier in a book - and the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist. Aristides uses the works of works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, "Classical Drawing Atelier" is a serious art course for serious art students. Juliette Aristides, whose beautiful art is featured throughout this book, is the founder and director of the Classical Atelier at the Seattle Academy of Fine Arts. She studied with realist master Jacob Collins and at the National Academy of Design.

Everything you need to know to put your drawings and paintings into perspective! If the concept of perspective makes you think of confusing angles, fancy measuring gadgets and complicated theories, get ready for a very pleasant surprise. In this comprehensive guide, Phil Metzger demystifies perspective, presenting it simply as a matter of mimicking the way we see--like the way a distant mountain appears blue, or a road seems to narrow in the distance. The Art of Perspective offers simple but powerful techniques for achieving a convincing illusion of depth and distance, whether it's a few inches in a still life or miles in a landscape. Start simple, with atmospheric perspective and intuitive techniques, and gradually progress to linear perspective and more complex challenges such as stairways, curves and reflections. Use the engaging, step-by-step demonstrations and exercises to try out each essential concept for yourself, making lessons clearer and more memorable. Learn theories that apply to all mediums, with specific advice for achieving effects using acrylic, oil, watercolor and pencil. Get the inside scoop on professional tricks and shortcuts that make perspective easier than ever! Forget everything you think you know (or don't know) about perspective. This book builds an easy-to-follow, ground-up understanding of how to turn a flat painting or drawing surface into a living, breathing, dimensional scene that lures viewers in. No matter how you look at it, it's the ultimate guide to perspective for artists of every medium and skill level.

《美国绘画透视完全教程》教授你如何掌握绘画中的透视关系，通过深入浅出的方法，将复杂的透视理论通过简洁的语言让你轻松的掌握。抛开以前你所学到的那些透视方法，将会提供给你一个简明有效的操作方法，来帮助你将那些平面的绘画变得拥有三维立体效果，画面更栩栩如生。