Oil Painting For Dummies

Author : Anita Marie Giddings,Sherry Stone Clifton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781118051993

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Oil Painting For Dummies by Anita Marie Giddings,Sherry Stone Clifton Pdf

Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. But it gets much easier and a lot more fun when you follow a step-by-step approach that starts you off on the right foot, helps you build your skills one at a time, and gives you plenty of exercises to develop your craft. That’s what you’ll find in Oil Painting For Dummies. Completely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You’ll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create stunning compositions. You’ll also find everything you need to know about oil paints, solvents, and pigments; brushes, palettes, and painting surfaces; and how to keep costs down at the art supply store. Discover how to: Choose the right supplies Set up your studio and care for your equipment Handle your materials safely Develop your design and composition skills Make practice sketches and studies Use broken stroke, dry brush, glazing, scraffito and other brush strokes Try out different compositions Mix any color you want Simplify tricky still-life subjects Paint landscapes and common objects out doors Paint portraits and the human form Complete with handy color chart, basic materials list, and a very useful viewing square, Oil Painting For Dummies is the fun and easy way to discover your inner artist!

Author : Steve Allrich
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0823032698

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Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner by Steve Allrich Pdf

If looking at wonderful paintings fills you with desire to create your own, this book is for you. Even if you’ve never put brush to canvas before, but are committed to learning how, Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner will enable you to express yourself richly through this esteemed art medium. With clarity, simplicity, and enthusiasm, Steve Allrich shares with readers the tried-and-true methods he employs in his mastery of oil painting. Practical step-by-step instruction and fully illustrated demonstrations are provided. You will learn how to: - Select paint, canvas, brushes, other materials - Practice good drawing skills, mix color ranges, design vital compositions - Tone canvas, sketch and block in your subject, achieve painterly brushwork - Depict strong still lifes and interiors, arrange good lighting effects for both - Choose the best landscape settings, handle perspective, capture natural light.

Author : Kathleen Staiger
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780770434540

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The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted by Kathleen Staiger Pdf

Everything you always wanted to know about oil painting...but were afraid to ask. Or maybe you weren’t afraid—maybe you just didn’t know what to ask or where to start. In The Oil Painting Course You’ve Always Wanted, author Kathleen Staiger presents crystal clear, step-by-step lessons that build to reinforce learning. Brush control, creating the illusion of three dimensions, foolproof color mixing, still-life painting, landscapes, and portraits—every topic is covered in clear text, diagrams, illustrations, exercises, and demonstrations. Staiger has taught oil painting for more than thirty-five years; many of her students are now exhibiting and selling their paintings. Everyone from beginning hobby painters, to art students, to BFA graduates has questions about oil painting. Here at last are the answers!

Author : Kevin Macpherson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781581800531

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Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color by Kevin Macpherson Pdf

These pages practically glow with Kevin Macpherson's rich and powerful paintings! He shares his techniques for quickly capturing the mood of a scene in bold, direct brushstrokes, with step-by-step instructions that make it easy—simply a matter of painting the colors you see. Follow his lead and you too, can create landscapes and still lives in a vibrant, impressionistic style.

Author : Colette Pitcher
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781118052006

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Watercolor Painting For Dummies by Colette Pitcher Pdf

Have you ever been amazed by watercolor paintings that seem to spring to life before your eyes? Would you love to be able to paint with watercolors? Now, you can. Watercolor Painting For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to create breathtaking paintings so beautiful you won’t believe you made them yourself. This friendly, guide gives you hands-on instruction and easy-to-follow, step-by-step exercises to help you master the basics. Filled with full-color projects and sample paintings, it shows you how to work with color and texture, practice composition, and make smooth changes. You’ll find out how to select the best tools, materials, and supplies, practice basic brush strokes, and use the three best common techniques: flat wash, graded wash, and rough texture. Discover how to: Select the right brushes, pigments, and paper Mix colors and work with white Create backgrounds and foregrounds Transfer your drawings to watercolor Avoid common watercolor mistakes Experiment with texture using salt, sponges, plastic wrap, and more Find your way around the color wheel Practice the principles of design Plan compositions using thumbnails Work with one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective Paint fabrics, shiny surfaces, and organic textures Paint landscapes, seascapes, animals and more Complete with strategies for improving your painting immediately and marketing and selling your work, Watercolor Painting For Dummies, is the resource you need to make your creative dreams come true.

Author : Kimberly Brooks
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781797200675

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The New Oil Painting by Kimberly Brooks Pdf

Here is everything you need to know about getting into oil painting—and maintaining a safe, solvent-free oil painting practice—in a slim, sophisticated guide. Oil painting is an exciting and adventurous medium, but aspiring artists can feel daunted by complex setups and the thought of using harsh chemicals. All of that changes now. The New Oil Painting walks you step-by-step through oil painting fundamentals—which materials you actually need, how to mix paint, how to set up your painting space—and, most revolutionary of all, how to eliminate harmful solvents from your work and replace them with safe, effective substitutes. This instructional handbook is organized into chapters with helpful diagrams throughout illustrating various techniques and tools. Whether you're a true beginner or have been painting with oils for years, you will find that this book has everything you need to build a new, thriving, toxin-free practice. • UNIQUE APPROACH: Not only does this book help aspiring artists build a repertoire of skills and materials, it also offers all artists, regardless of their experience levels, methods for eliminating solvents and other toxic substances from their oil painting practices. What was once a dangerous pastime is now a guilt-free, health-conscious, and rewarding activity. And using safe, nontoxic materials is better for the environment! • LONG-TERM USE: Good art instruction can deliver over a long period of time, and this handy guide is no exception. Along with being able to use this as an entryway into oil painting, you can also use it for reference or reread sections when you need a brushup. • EXPERT AUTHOR WITH IMPRESSIVE CREDENTIALS: Painter Kimberly Brooks was the founding arts editor at Huffington Post. As a painter, she exhibits her work frequently throughout the United States and was a featured artist with the National Endowment for the Arts. She has led oil painting workshops, and now she shares her vast knowledge of the subject in this accessible and comprehensive handbook. Perfect for: • Artists and art aspirants interested in exploring a new medium • Experienced oil painters looking to eliminate solvents from their practices • Painting students and teachers

Author : Harold Speed
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486132693

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Oil Painting Techniques and Materials by Harold Speed Pdf

Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials — paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. — a painter's training, more. 64 photos. 5 line drawings.

Author : Edgar Alwin Payne,DeRu's Fine Arts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Composition (Art)
ISBN : 0939370115

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Composition of Outdoor Painting by Edgar Alwin Payne,DeRu's Fine Arts Pdf

7th Edition, 8th printing of the original 1941 publication, many added color plates and addenda by Evelyn Payne Hatcher, the artist/author's daughter. A must for art collectors, artists, teachers and art dealers.

Author : Colette Pitcher
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780470526484

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Acrylic Painting For Dummies by Colette Pitcher Pdf

Hands-on, full-color instruction in this versatile painting medium Acrylic paint is easy to use, quick to dry, a cinch to clean up, and relatively inexpensive–which makes it a great medium for amateur artists. Following a simple step-by-step approach, Acrylic Painting For Dummies provides hands-on instruction and easy-to-follow exercises in acrylic painting techniques and styles, making the medium accessible to would-be artists at all levels. Featuring large-scale projects at the end of most chapters and ample additional opportunities for readers to paint along, this friendly guide will help anyone discover the artist within.

Author : Bill Creevy
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0823032744

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The Oil Painting Book by Bill Creevy Pdf

Without equal anywhere in print today, this is the most complete guide to oil painting materials, and how to use them to derive best results from the medium.

Author : Hazel Soan
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781849943901

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Learn Oils Quickly by Hazel Soan Pdf

A practical guide to learn painting in oils, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us and the techniques of oil painting can be picked up faster than you think. And, as mistakes can be corrected much more easily in oils than any other painting medium, it is the ideal medium for beginners. In this concise book, Hazel Soan explains everything you need to know about oils in an accessible way. She advises on the materials you need (keeping things to a minimum), how to mix colours, basic brush techniques and how to use a palette knife. The subjects covered range from still life, flowers, animals, landscapes, figures and portraits. Filled with easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, this is a practical and helpful guide to learning to paint in oils very quickly.

Author : Francisco Asensio Cerver
Publisher : Konemann
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 0841601690

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Oil Painting for Beginners by Francisco Asensio Cerver Pdf

Author : Virgil Elliott
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Oils and fats
ISBN : 0823030660

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Traditional Oil Painting by Virgil Elliott Pdf

"Traditional Oil Painting is that rare sourcebook that comprehensively covers the most advanced techniques and concepts of oil painting"--P. [2] of cover.

Author : Helen Douglas-Cooper
Publisher : Northlight
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Painting
ISBN : 0891346937

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100 Keys to Great Oil Painting by Helen Douglas-Cooper Pdf

Brightly-illustrated and pocket-sized, this valuable resource is packed with advice from choosing materials to creating special effects.

Author : Julie Gilbert Pollard
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440341281

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Discover Oil Painting by Julie Gilbert Pollard Pdf

You Can Paint With Oils! An easy and fun introduction to landscape painting. Discover Oil Painting is a complete course on painting landscapes in oils. This fun and easy guide is loaded with time-honored methods, techniques and tutorials along with ways to tweak those ideas to suit your own painting personality. No matter what your experience (or lack of experience!) you will learn how to paint beautiful works of art in no time. • 21 step-by-step painting demonstrations tackle skies, foliage, wildflowers, water, rocks and more • Easy-to-understand lessons demystify composition, color, value, paint application techniques, and other key concepts • Expert tips and advice honed over nearly 35 years of professional teaching and painting With master teacher Julie Gilbert Pollard, you will walk through the painting process in manageable steps, from laying out a palette and overcoming the initial intimidation of a blank canvas, to designing strong compositions and achieving brilliant, yet believable color. Along this path to successful landscapes, you will find the stepping stones to losing yourself in the journey and discovering the pure pleasure in painting with oils and using your own creativity.