The
Realism Painting
Style
The
Learn And Master Painting Course teaches this style
of
painting
The Realism painting style depicts life as
it actually appears without added glorification, drama or
emotion. This movement attempts to keep the artist’s
interpretation to a bare minimum. The idea is to present
life in its natural environment which often includes the
ordinary, the mundane and even the ugly.
Any message that seems to emanate from a
realistic painting is meant to be a direct result of what
was actually happening at that specific moment in time. It
is, however, in keeping with this style for the artist to
manipulate compositional elements for the purpose of more
clearly communicating the truth of an event without
changing its meaning or scope.
This style of painting originated in the
mid 1800s in France as a reaction to the predominate
Romantic movement of that time. This period also coincided
with the development of photography. French artist Gustave
Courbet is considered to be the father of the realistic
style. His famous painting, A Burial at Ornans, depicts the
1848 funeral of a relative and is generally credited with
kicking off this artistic style.
Other significant artists that incorporated
realism painting techniques in their work include; Jean
Baptist Simeon Chardin, Charles-Francois Daubigny,
Francisco Goya, Winslow Homer, Edward Manet, John Singer
Sargent and Andrew Wyeth just to name a few.
A partial list of other subcategories of
realism include:
Naturism is a term that is sometimes used
interchangeably with the broad term realism. Real subjects
and events are painted in their natural settings.
Hyper-Realism or Photo-Realism plays
extreme attention to accurately displaying absolutely every
minute detail of a subject. The end result can resemble an
oversized, sharply focused photograph.
Classical Realism is a relatively modern
movement that attempts to return the realistic painting
methods and craftsmanship of pre 20th Century artists.
Artists rely only on their observational skills without the
use photography.
Fantastic Realism attempts to use the
realistic techniques of the old master painters (before
1828) with added religious symbolism.
Social Realism grew out of the great
American Financial Depression of the 1930s. The intent of
these works of art was to realistically depict the
devastating struggles and injustice of that era.
Romantic Realism renders its subjects
realistically but with the freedom to add the possibilities
of how things could be or even should be based on
traditional romantic ideology.
Tips For Painting In The Style Of
Realism:
1. Think of yourself as a news
photographer. Your job is not necessarily to join a cause
or take sides. Your work should involve accurately and
clearly communicating a snapshot of everyday life for the
average Joe. Do not let your emotions tempt you to
represent people in a flattering way. Paint what is
actually there and let the chips fall where they may. This
can be a wonderful exercise for learning to see like a true
artist.
2. Paint realistically by paying attention
to representing color, proportions, perspective and other
critical elements as true to the moment as possible.
3. Use any medium that lends itself to
painting realistically. Oil and acrylic paints tend to
dominate but there is nothing wrong with experimenting with
pastels, pencils, markers or pen and ink.
4. Start with using earthy colors that are
dominant in nature such as variations on yellow and
brown.
5. Gain a commanding grasp of the
fundamentals of painting. So often talented but self-taught
amateurs produce paintings that are not carefully crafted.
Even small inaccuracies in perspective, for example, can
absolutely destroy the illusion of realism. Consider going
to a formal painting school or purchasing a thorough video
painting course on DVD.
For the serious art student, learning
realism painting styles should be a mandatory part of their
education. The fundamental skills and techniques needed to
successfully paint in this style will always come in handy
even when the time comes to experiment with less realistic
painting styles.
First Place Rating
of 9.8 out of 10
According to the publisher
of the
Learn And Master Painting course, it is designed to be
the most thorough, logical and easy to understand way to
learn oil, acrylic and water mixable oil painting no matter
your present 
level of skills or talent. During this course, the
student will create several complete paintings from start
to finish.
Who Will Benefit Most From This Painting
Course?
This dvd lesson set is
geared for rank beginners with no experience or formal
training through accomplished painters that wish to round
out their knowledge base and benefit from the advanced
lessons.
Also, children starting at an age of 8 to 10 years old,
with a little set-up help from an adult, should be able to
learn from the dvd set on their own.
About The Instructor Gayle
Levee (Pronounced Le Vay)
Gayle was born into a family of artists and knew from
the young age of five years old that she wanted to draw.
This award winning artist was formally educated
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