{"product_id":"beginning-drawing-atelier-an-instructional-sketchbook-9781580935128","title":"Beginning Drawing Atelier: An Instructional Sketchbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by a well-known artist and best-selling art-instruction author with almost rock-star popularity in the contemporary world of representational art  Beginning Drawing Atelier  with its unique workbook\/sketchbook approach  and high-quality paper  offers a comprehensive and contemporary twist on traditional Atelier art instruction practices Atelier education is centered on the belief that working in a studio  not sitting in the lecture hall  is the best place to learn about art. Every artist needs to learn basic drawing skills. In this elegant and inspiring workbook  master contemporary artist and best selling author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small  manageable lessons; presents them progressively; introduces time-tested principles and techniques in the Atelier tradition that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior  well-crafted drawings. What makes this approach unique is the fact that it includes blank pages for copying and practicing within each lesson  facilitating traditional Atelier methods. Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time--and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios  in a return to classical art training  are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks  then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. Beginning Drawing Atelier is like having an atelier in a book - and the master is Juliette Aristides  a classically trained artist. On every page  Aristides uses the works of Old Masters and todays most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting  taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring  the approach in this new book offers serious art courses for serious art students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960605728821,"sku":"ByrdShop_1580935125","price":70.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781580935128.jpg?v=1788291187","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/beginning-drawing-atelier-an-instructional-sketchbook-9781580935128","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}