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Arthaus Musik
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English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Skagens Museum : Denmark. 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...
82) 1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World. The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg
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Arthaus Musik
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English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. 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...
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The Great Courses
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English
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If you don't touch paintings, why is surface texture so important? As it turns out, the visual surface quality of a painting can trigger the area of the brain that processes tactile sensations. Experiment with mediums you can incorporate into your acrylic paints to create a variety of textures, from high-shine glosses to gritty pumice to the watercolor-effect of absorbent ground.
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Arthaus Musik
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English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Stedelijk Museum : Amsterdam. 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...
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Arthaus Musik
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English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on The Finnish National Gallery Ateneum : Helsinki. 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...
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The Great Courses
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English
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Oil paints have been the most popular painting medium since the European Renaissance. Transition from acrylics to the traditional realm of oil paints, exploring the many benefits - blending and transitions, texture, the rich pigments - while also learning how to deal with some of the more challenging aspects, such as varied drying times and toxicity.
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The Great Courses
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English
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Uncover the core principles of color in painting, including the distinctions of value and saturation and the relationship of colors as analogous or complementary. See how major works of art achieve their power and meaning through color, as seen in celebrated canvases by Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.
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Arthaus Musik
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English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Lisbon. 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...
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The Great Courses
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English
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It's not what you paint that makes an interesting work: It's how you paint it. Even something as mundane as a rock can be compelling; as you will see as you undertake a study of rocks using chromatic grays. Learn how to create shades of gray from complementary colors as Professor Allman captures the variety and complexity of stone in a simple landscape.
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Arthaus Musik
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English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on New Masters Gallery in Dresden. 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...
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Arthaus Musik
Language
English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Centre Georges Pompidou : Paris. 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
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English
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Explore essential first drawing exercises and learn how you will apply the skills developed here to much more complex subjects. Grasp how the curriculum-spanning the many pieces making up the "grammar" of drawing, such as composition, proportion, perspective, value, texture, and color-fits together, providing you with the knowledge and ability to explore your own creative vision..
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The Great Courses
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English
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In approaching value (the relative lightness or darkness of tones), grasp how the tonal palette of a drawing governs mood and the viewer's emotional response. Learn how we can conceive of the range of values from white to black as a scale. Study how artists use value as both a spatial and a compositional tool, and investigate the passage of light and shadow over form as occurring in nine steps..
Publisher
The Great Courses
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English
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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
Language
English
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Hone your observational skills and develop your personal creative perspective as you tackle a still life composition. Professor Allman's demonstration will help you bring together all the techniques you have learned so far while still allowing you to arrange your own subject and to make crucial decisions about value, proportion, and more.
Publisher
The Great Courses
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English
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Delve into color theory, beginning with the organization of primary and secondary colors on the color wheel. Learn about analogous and complementary colors, as well as the attributes of hue, value, and saturation. Investigate how color functions in nature, and discover how our perception of color is influenced by light and reflected color in the environment..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Language
English
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Investigate visual strategies artists use in composing drawings. Grasp how shapes communicate, and how the factors of contrast and repetition affect how a viewer reads a drawing. Learn about visual "rhyming" (shapes and directions that get repeated rhythmically), spatial organization (foreground, mid-ground, background), and the narrative possibilities of composition..
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Arthaus Musik
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English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Neue Pinakothek : Munich. 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...
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Arthaus Musik
Language
English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Collections in Vienna. 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...
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Arthaus Musik
Language
English
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A series of episodes from the TV program '1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' on Kunstmuseum Basel. 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...
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