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Title(s):
How to paint like Turner / edited by Nicola Moorby and Ian Warrell ; with artists Mike Chaplin and Tony Smibert ; [contributors Joyce Townsend, Rosalind Mallord Turner].
Published/Created:
London : Tate Pub., c2010.
Physical Description:
143 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Holdings:
Reference Library
NJ18 T85 H69 2010 (LC)
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.
"J.M.W. Turner is one of the greatest artists Britain has ever produced. His watercolours, with their extraordinary effects of shifting light and dramatic cloudscapes, are especially highly regarded. For the first time, the secrets of his technique are revealed, allowing present-day watercolourists to learn from his achievements. Uniquely, this book combines unrivalled knowledge of Turner's working methods from Tate curators and conservators with practical advice from some of the world's most respected watercolour experts. Each of the twenty-two thematic exercises is illustrated with one of Turner's works. Expert contemporary watercolourists then explain, step by step, how to paint a similar composition, learning from Turner's techniques. This book is packed with invaluable information, from the materials Turner used to achieve the masterpieces we know and love today, to the modern materials the twenty-first-century watercolourist will need if they aspire to take on similar subject matter. Backed by the authority of Tate, the world centre for Turner scholarship, with a glossary of technical terms and the highest quality colour reproductions, this is an invaluable resource both for lovers of Turner's art and of watercolour painting"--Back cover.
Subject Terms:
Painting -- Technique.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Contributors:
Moorby, Nicola.
Townsend, Joyce.
Warrell, Ian.
Smibert, Tony.
Turner, Rosalind Mallord.
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