How to Paint Your Own Vermeer: Recapturing Materials and Methods of a Seventeenth-Century Master

by Jonathan Janson

Publisher: Jonathan Janson
Copyright: © 2006 Jonathan Janson Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: United States
Edition: First Edition
  • Paperback book $24.99

Printed: 298 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink

Description:

Who would have not wanted to look over Johannes Vermeer's shoulder while he was painting? Which materials and techniques did he use to create his masterpieces? Is it possible to emulate those methods today? HOW TO PAINT YOUR OWN VERMEER is a straightforward, practical guide on how to reproduce Vermeer's painting procedures for today's practicing painter. In the first section, each passage of Vermeer's method is thoroughly explained and framed in its historical context so that the reader may not only grasp the correct materials and procedures but comprehend the rationale behind established artistic and technical concepts of Dutch 17th-century painting. Grounding, underpainting, working-up, glazing, mediums, palette, brushes and mediums are just a few of the topics explored. The second section contains valuable insights into the crucial stylistic components which make a Vermeer a Vermeer, such as color, composition and perspective.


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