Theres no better way to add interest to any piece of artwork than with reflections; textures and backgrounds. This unique photo reference helps both fine and decorative artists tackle these subjects with ease. Readers will find stunning photos of a wide variety of scenes and objects; including: the textures of nature; such as autumn leaves; stones; fruits; weathered wood and sand; man-made textures like rusty metal; bricks and pottery; breathtaking settings form deserts to meadows and mountains; reflections in calm; rough and rippling water; and scenes featuring waves; clouds; snow and forests. There are also six painting demonstrations in all the major mediums that show readers ecactly how to get the most out of reference photos. Artists of all levels will appreciate this inspiring guide.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mind and ear opener.By Dagfinn KochYes. its complicated. It has a learning curve I didnt know existed; but for me as a professional composer. this is a mind an ear opener. Its worth it ten fold!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The math was in-depth and could technically be applied to ...By Adam LuhringThe math was in-depth and could technically be applied to intervals; however. the concepts didnt really provide any insight/worthwhile vocabulary for talking about music in the way various people talking about the book had made it sound they would. One example: The book boasted that its interval systems could even be applied to timbre. I had never really heard of timbre being studied theoretically (outside of a basic "this is what a spectrograph for this instrument is like" sense) and was intrigued. When I got to that section. though. it basically said you could alter timbres mathematically by. for instance. multiplying the strength of each harmonic by a particular value. Thats true. but its clearly not how timbre functions when we listen to music and doesnt give any intuition about how to build a system that does.21 of 28 people found the following review helpful. One of the most important treatises on music since RameauBy Spencer TopelI have studied this book. and continue to study it. This text has been a wealth of information for my own compositional work as well as my understanding of integrated serial technique. Milton Babbitt considers David Lewin a genius and Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformations is proof of his statement. In addition to this comment he made recently after Mr. Lewin passed away. he mentioned that a fair portion of his writing remains unpublished. It is my hope that a wise publisher or institution will come along soon and see the value of this important theorists work. and return the books that are out of print to the presses and publish as much of his remaining work as possible.
