José María Parramón Books

A complete course in oil painting offering an enlightening historical overview and extensive explanations of applications and techniques.

Beginning with an overview of the genre, this work focuses on the art of composition and the various ways to achieve variety within unity. Four artists then paint landscape subjects step by step, giving concise explanations of their interpretations and the techniques they use.

The aim of this detailed guide is to teach readers to work with traditional drawing materials. Many examples and illustrations are included in the text.

Offers a detailed study of the anatomical structure of the human body, and provides tips on motion, proportion, and shading the figures.

This guide opens with a quick overview of the history of figure painting and provides handy tips on handling lighting, poses and proportions. The book continues by reviewing four artists, with very diferent styles, as they paint a figure step-by-step. This book is aimed at beginner and intermediate level artists in this field. Previous books by this author include "Oil Painting", "Watercolor" and "Drawing".

Written and designed for students and amateurs who already have some preliminary art training, this book instructs in a variety of media, including pencil, charcoal, crayon, and ink. Instruction and advice focus on drawing nudes, still life, and portraits. The theory of perspective is clearly presented.

First published, 1971

Originally published Hearing, Sight, Smell, Taste, and Touch, are now combined into a singleations on every two-page spread will delight boys and girls.