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 When you learn about how to see both the visual music in a painting
and its visual poetry, you begin to see paintings in a new light. Your paintings will start to communicate much more
emotion and feeling, rather than being lifeless works. It will become much clearer to you why a master painting is
considered a masterpiece, and at the same time make you a much better critique of your own work, helping you to
improve much faster.
In this course you will learn how to take into
account both the abstract and representational aspects of a painting. A painting consists of visual poetry combined
with visual music. The
poetry of a painting is what the artist is trying to communicate to the viewer
through his or her painting, and the emotion that is elicited from the viewer.
The music of a painting is its sensuous, non-intellectual part. It derives
from the physiological pleasure the human brain gets from making visual order
out of the visual chaos of nature. Combine the two in the right way and you
have a very powerful painting. 
Most of the other courses in the Virtual Art Academy® program deal with either
the music side of painting (notan, design & composition, color, and brushwork),
or the illusion aspect of the poetry side of painting (observation, shape,
and form). In this set of courses you will learn about the poetry side of painting.
These units are essential if you want your work to stand out, and also to help
you better understand what makes a master painting.
In these courses you will learn:
- The five components of the visual music and poetry model – the characteristics
of the best contemporary work
- Pure naturalism to pure abstraction – the choice you have when depicting
your subject
- How to differentiate the poetry from the music in your painting and make
them work together, rather than fight each other
- The difference between far music and near music, and why brushwork is so
important
- An eight point checklist to ensure your painting has visual poetry and
visual music
- How master painters achieved visual music and poetry in their work
- Six major types of concept: emotional; aesthetic; descriptive; narrative;
complex idea; and message
- Two types of concept that can get you in trouble, and why
- The principle of subordination and how to deal with multiple subjects in
your paintings without losing your focus
- How to take advantage of relationships to add poetry to your work and why
they are so powerful
- When and how to simplify to give more focus to your concept
- The most common mistake beginners make when creating poetry and music:
the poetry/music mismatch
- How to choose the subject matter for your work
- How to develop your own individual style of painting
- A five-step process for coming up with a concept for a painting
- 10 techniques for using contrast to visually emphasize your concept, including
the use of contrast of saturation, light and dark, warm and cool, line, brushwork,
texture, and size
- When to use exaggeration to enhance your painting, and why it is sometimes
necessary to not paint what you see
- How to add energy to your paintings
- How to use value changes, edges, and foregrounds to create a misty mood
- How to dramatize skies and ocean scenes, and how to handle moonlight effects
What does it cost?
Buy the complete 6-course Visual Poetry & Music Program for $90.00. Only $15.00 per course unit
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COMPLETE SET OF VISUAL POETRY & MUSIC COURSE UNITS USD$90.00
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"I spent four years at art college studying graphics and advertising many years ago. Art history and drawing and painting were a part of the course, but not fine art. If the visual poetry and music units had been available all those years ago I think it would have helped all aspects of my art work. Thanks to Barry for making a subject I found difficult to grasp so much clearer for me.".........Laura, September 8, 2008 |
