Guide to Teaching Art: Setting the Standard in Art Teaching

By Robert Bosler

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An easy-to-read companion for any serious artist. Topics covered in the book are:

About the author
INTRODUCTION
HOW WELL WERE YOU TAUGHT?
Music teaching has an industry standard
Poor teaching

PART A THE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF PAINT

1 COLOUR & CONSISTENCY
2 PERSONALISED STUDENT'S WORK
3 THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNIQUE OVER SUBJECT
4 THE SUBJECT
5 TRANSFER OF ENERGY
6 MIXING, PICKING UP & APPLYING PAINT
7 THE 3 PHYSICAL FACTORS OF PAINT
Preparing the paint
Picking up the paint
Applying the paint
8 PAINTING "IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ELEMENT OR SUBJECT"
9 ABSTRACTS
10 SUGGESTED PAINTING STRUCTURE
11 DETAIL & PERSPECTIVE
12 "KEYING YOUR WAY BACK IN" WITH TRANSPARENT GLAZES
13 THE DREADED DEAD SPOT

PART B PERSONAL APPROACH

14 PERSONALITY PROBLEMS
The disruptive student
The too-agreeable or silent student
The disinterested student
Generally
15 MONEY, FRIENDS & FAMILY
16 CYCLES; UPS AND DOWNS
17 HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS' STRONG POINTS
18 TEN PAINTINGS IN ONE SYNDROME
19 STUDENT ENERGY LEVELS
20 ASK THE STUDENTS
21 CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THEIR INNER TEACHER
22 LOOK OUT FOR THESE
23 TOO DARK; COLOURS TOO INTENSE
24 OCCASIONS = TECHNIQUES
25 PERSEVERING WITH SOMETHING "WRONG"
26 MEDIUM SQUIRT REMEDY
27 WHAT TO SAY - EXTRA IDEAS
28 EXTRACTING A CAREER FROM DAILY LIFE
29 VISION
30 THE POWER OF STANDING BACK
31 THE VALUE OF STOPPING EARLY
32 THE VALUE OF LOTS OF PAINTINGS OF THE SAME SUBJECT
33 THE DOORS

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978490844
• ISBN13: 9781978490840
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"