Watch The Instant Abstract Artist: Abstracting The Classics

In a unique twist on abstract art instruction, Bob Rankin's "Abstracting the Classics" is sure to capture your interest and help you answer the eternal question of "What should I paint?" Focusing on "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli, Rankin breaks down composition, color, and focal points, and teaches you how to recreate key features in an abstract version of the original piece. With an amazing ease of learning, and outstanding results achieved, once you learn the secrets of "Abstracting the Classics," you will be able to recreate any form of art in your own abstract style.

The Instant Abstract Artist: Abstracting The Classics is a 2008 special interest movie with a runtime of 56 minutes.