Emotional Content: How to Create Paintings That Communicate
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 192983425X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. His biography is included in Who’s Who in American Art, Who’s Who in California, Who’s Who in the West, Contemporary Authors and the International Who’s Who of Contemporary Achivement. He received his BA from Concordia Teachers College in Nebraska, and his MA from the University of Nebraska. His work is represented in hundreds of private and corporate collections worldwide. Gerald Brommer is a world famous watercolorist who lives in California. He has also le
He has exhibited in more than 300 solo and group shows throughout the United States and around the world. His work is represented in hundreds of private and corporate collections worldwide. . He has also led International Artist Painting Workshop Vacations to Europe and had an art instruction series published in International Artist magazine. He is a life member, signature member and past president of the National Watercolor Society, a member of the West Coast Watercolor Society, the National Arts Club and many other professional organizations. His first book was published in 1968. He helped develop several curricula for teaching high school art and published 20 books fo
Part one is an introduction to emotional content. Here author Gerald Brommer reveals that emotional content is the most vital consideration. Full-length demonstrations show how to use color to convey emotional content. Selecting elements: This section includes two in-depth demonstrations on the selection and editing process. A balanced mix of instruction, in-progress illustrations and beautiful completed work make the concepts concrete for all levels of artists.. 2. 3. He shows how the grouping of elements, the weight given to each and the way they're depicted influence how observers perceive them. Sketching the scene: Quick one-minute sketches lay out possible groupings for the elements selected in the step above. The three subsequent parts guide readers through the steps of Brommer's system: 1. Using color to evoke emotion: Color's impact on mood, temperature, light, dominance of elements, and sense of place. Too often emerging artists focus on nuts-and-bolts techniques--form--as the key to creating powerful paintings
"Title not really what book is about. Being that" according to Ami e. Beatty. Title not really what book is about. Being that it is Brommer's, noteably dissapointed in content--don't bother. Other Brommer books really good-go for those instead. "A very limited notion of emotional content" according to artist/designer. The title of this book is at least somewhat misleading, since Brommer uses such a narrow and arguably pedestrian notion of emotional content in painting. This is not to say that this book has no value, but it is much more of a how-to book than the title suggests. The focus of the book is really on pain. Ramesh Rajagopalan said Watercolor book. This is one book which I enjoyed reading and putting it to practice. The title really explains it all. If you want pointers to use painting (and collage) to express your feelings and interpret it, see examples from other artists' works - this is the book for you. It's simplified so that it can reach th