New release: a series of educational book (of 4) on how to draw NeoPopRealism ink images by Nadia Russ is now available. Visual arts expand your shared common visual language. NeoPopRealism style, created by artist Nadia Russ in 1989, was manifested in 2003, and 2011 is time to have included this visual data into our vocabularies and introduce it to art students.
NeoPopRealism art style of visual arts shows new ways to see the things and how to interpret them. Our society has changed, also has the interpretation. The new language of visual arts has appeared - NeoPopRealism, it combines the brightness and simplicity of Pop Art with deep and psychological realism, has high energy colors and graphic nature.
The recent books - a series of 4 - by Nadia Russ contain teaching / learning material on how to draw NeoPopRealism images for adults (2 books) and children (2 books), using ink pen. You will learn how to draw without eraser. The NeoPopRealism ink images consist of line and often repetitive patterns, the drawing process of busy backgrounds with patterns is meditative process. The meditative state of mind is the highest state in which our mind exist and you are able to achieve both the interesting artistic result and purity of your mind.
Of course, NeoPopRealism is not just ink and pen, it can be done by acrylic or using mixed media, or any other medium. But about it will be another series of teaching/ learning books, Nadia Russ said.
A book "How to Draw NeoPopRealism Ink Images: Basics" ISBN: 978-0615515755 teaches how to execute whimsical drawings. It offers an illustrative and entertaining way of learning this unique technique of the ink drawing without eraser. All you need is just a pen, as you will use for your exercising the pages of this book. No matter you have artistic skills or not, you, with this book, will learn the basics of this style. The professional artists will find this book useful as they will learn the basics for their future creative experiments. Using this new visual language, they will be able to start their unique journey to the world of NeoPopRehism on their own.
A book "How to Draw NeoPopRealism Abstract Images: Ink Backgrounds" ISBN: 978-0615527437 teaches how to draw exuberant backgrounds for NeoPopRealism ink drawings. Impossible is nothing and this drawing process helps you to develop your artistic skills, intuition and imagination. Step-by-step you will learn how to create the balanced and beautiful compositions. This book will teach you how to create complicated looking images with simple details and you need for it only ink pen, because you will draw your first ink images on pages of this book, following author's instructions.
A book "How to Draw Without Eraser: Children's Guide to the World of NeoPopRealism" ISBN: 978-0615521824 teaches children step-by-step how to draw images with ink pen. This drawing is fun; hostess girl Neo guides your child through the book's pages. Learning to draw NeoPopRealism ink images helps to develop intuition, imagination and artistic senses . And to start, your child needs only ink pen, as he/she will draw on this book's pages, following the offered patterns and easy-to-follow instructions. It is like a game. All illustrations made by internationally known artist Nadia Russ.
A book "How to Draw the NeoPopRealism Abstract: Children's Guide" ISBN: 978-0615545332 teaches how to draw the NeoPopRealism abstract images using ink pen. Starting with the basics, it also teaches how to draw the more complicated images. Follow all tips, tricks and easy-to-understand visual instructions and you will be able to execute the beautiful and balanced abstract compositions here and now! In its Bonus section, it offers easy-to-follow visual guidance to the advanced abstract drawing, and all you need is the ink pen. When you draw the NeoPopRealism abstract you enter meditative state of mind, the higher state in which our mind exist.
There’s strong connection between meditation, healthier immune system and happiness. When you draw repetitive patterns, you enter meditative state of mind. Meditation is a positive brain-changing activity that increases child's and adult's brain functions.
With these books you will learn the basics of the NeoPopRealism ink drawing. It will give you the ability to start execute the advanced drawings or even paintings using acrylic or other mediums, expressing yourself and your artistic talent with ease, using new visual language with its new symbols of 21st century.
Nadia Russ, Queen of Magic, acrylic/canvas, 24"x36", 1997. NeoPopRealism