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by Harold Speed (Author)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Harold Speed- An Excellent Teacher for the Serious Student, 29 Dec 2004
This book is very useful if you are interested in an academic/classical style of painting and take the precedent set by 17th century masters as your starting point. It is written by a painter,draughtsman and teacher of immense ability who made a living as an artist 100 years ago- The illustrations whilst not vibrant in print quality are very informative. A note of caution, It is not a book for amateurs who are not willing to wrestle with the serious issues of painting and the language he uses at times is outdated and therefore hard going. I also highly reccomend his companion book on drawing.
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste of paper, 19 Feb 2004
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This antediluvian volume should be avoided by painters both new and experienced. The text is mind-numbingly dry, in places aloof and contains yawning gaps in terms of key techniques.

Better yet, the 'examples' of paintings included (all 69 of them) are printed in very crude black and white which show nothing of the texture, shading, luminosity or colour of the original works.

An almost fantastically awful book.

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21 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book that should become your Bible of painting., 9 Jul 1998
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This book you shall refer to over and over again learning newer and newer concepts and ideals you would have thought you had already learned. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE SERIOUS AND TRUE STUDENT OF PAINTING.
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