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The still life is a practical, forgiving genre as it does not require the likeness of a portrait or the accurate proportions of the figure and, unlike the landscape, it doesnt change with the weather. Advanced techniques and concepts from the renaissance to the present by virgil elliott 2007, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. After flicking through it i was hooked and bought virgil elliott. Weve put together a collection of 30 inspirational examples of trditional paintings. A hobby book many people find painting to be an enjoyable activity which relaxes them and gives them tremendous pleasure during their spare time. Around the western world, as artists desperately try to reconstruct the knowledge of how to paint great traditional works, this book has been a beacon of light through the stormy seas of a 20th century art world that dismissed all training. This group is here as an extension of the book, traditional oil painting, so please read it before posting advice or information.
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