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The Artistic Anatomy of Trees
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 758.5
EAN: 9780486214757
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0486214753
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 347
Publication Date: June 01, 1965
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications
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Editorial Review:
Covers every aspect of trees and how to depict them: balancing tree groups, relationship of light and shade, trees seen against the sky, lines of the branches, and much, much more. 515 illustrations. Bibliography. Indexes.
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Rating:  - send it to me and I will review it, AMAZON!!!!
Ok, If the date keeps extendeing for me to get my stuff, then don't ask me to review it. I looked all over for it, then found out you didn't even send it yet.
Rating:  - Never ask "How?" - Instead ask "What?" or "Why?"
Many years ago I learned a very subtle, but critical lesson from one of the grand old masters of oil painting, David Leffel. The first impulse of any artist is to ask "How do I _____?". How do I paint a vase? How do I paint a tree? How do I paint water? How do I get my work into the galleries?, etc. Upon careful scrutiny it may be observed that by asking "How do I", all sensitivity toward the subject is replaced by a desire to control.
It is ironic that many artists so crave adulation ... Read More
Rating:  - The Artistic Anatomy of Trees
I rated this a 2 only because it is not what I expected, I'm really not qualified to rate it's accuracy. This book is more a botanical treatise than I expected. Lots of artwork and diagrams for the person who wants to draw/paint the most accurate trees in great detail.
Rating:  - Standard classic for painters of botanical subjects
This book may not be gorgeous, but it goes into excellent detail about the structure of tree branches, shapes, buds, fruits and leaves. Everything from the shape of branches in a windswept oak to the way the leaves and flowers are structured is covered for flowering leaf trees. Conifers are not covered. The composition of groups of trees as well as examples from artwork are here. The plates are rather hazy and old, as befits this classic work, but it still is a standard for European trees.
Rating: - Anatomy is botany
If you are interested in becoming a botanical illustrator this book will be a welcome addition to your library. The charming illustrations and discussion of botanical details will be most useful to you. If however you are interested in an all-around book dealing with various types of trees and ways to use them in your landscape artwork you will be disappointed.
The book dates from 1915 and is in black and white, which in itself makes it less useful than one in color would be. Even so it could have ... Read More
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