Guide to Teaching Art: Setting the Standard in Art Teaching

____________________________An easy-to-read companion for any serious artist. Topics covered in the book are: About the author INTRODUCTIONHOW WELL WERE YOU TAUGHT?Music teaching has an industry standardPoor teachingPART A THE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF PAINT 1 COLOUR & CONSISTENCY2 PERSONALISED STUDENT'S WORK3 THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNIQUE OVER SUBJECT4 THE SUBJECT5 TRANSFER OF ENERGY6 MIXING, PICKING UP & APPLYING PAINT7 THE 3 PHYSICAL FACTORS OF PAINT Preparing the paintPicking up the paintApplying the paint8 PAINTING "IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ELEMENT OR SUBJECT"9 ABSTRACTS10 SUGGESTED PAINTING STRUCTURE11 DETAIL & PERSPECTIVE12 "KEYING YOUR WAY BACK IN" WITH TRANSPARENT GLAZES13 THE DREADED DEAD SPOTPART B PERSONAL APPROACH14 PERSONALITY PROBLEMSThe disruptive studentThe too-agreeable or silent studentThe disinterested studentGenerally15 MONEY, FRIENDS & FAMILY16 CYCLES; UPS AND DOWNS17 HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS' STRONG POINTS18 TEN PAINTINGS IN ONE SYNDROME19 STUDENT ENERGY LEVELS20 ASK THE STUDENTS21 CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THEIR INNER TEACHER22 LOOK OUT FOR THESE23 TOO DARK; COLOURS TOO INTENSE24 OCCASIONS = TECHNIQUES25 PERSEVERING WITH SOMETHING "WRONG"26 MEDIUM SQUIRT REMEDY27 WHAT TO SAY - EXTRA IDEAS28 EXTRACTING A CAREER FROM DAILY LIFE29 VISION30 THE POWER OF STANDING BACK31 THE VALUE OF STOPPING EARLY32 THE VALUE OF LOTS OF PAINTINGS OF THE SAME SUBJECT33 THE DOORS Read more