Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Oil PaintingThe quick-start guide to great results! Oil painting doesn't have to be rocket science, although some books on the subject make it seem that way. Filled with encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction, Oil Painting for the Absolute Beginner is a no-fear, no-experience-required guide to enjoyable painting and happy results. Focusing on the needs of the first-time painter, this book covers everything from selecting brushes and setting up your palette to key principles of color and composition, presented in a way that moves you confidently from first strokes to finished paintings. Mini demonstrations break down fundamental painting techniques in a clear, common sense way 12 step-by-step painting projects progress from simple landscapes, still life and flower paintings to more challenging subjects, such as animals, seascapes and portraits You'll learn tricks for keeping the greens in your landscapes looking fresh, advantages to working with water-soluble oil paints, simple tips for dynamic compositions and other expert advice to make your introduction to oil painting the beginning of a beautiful friendship. |
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Contents
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Surfaces | 14 |
Stretching Canvas | 15 |
Brushes | 16 |
WetIntoDry Painting | 53 |
Painting With a Palette Knife | 54 |
Lifting and Wiping off Paint | 55 |
Positive and Negative Painting | 56 |
Hard and Soft Edges | 57 |
Discussing Plein Air Painting | 58 |
Chapter 4 Lets Paint | 60 |
Getting Ready | 61 |
Additional Supplies | 18 |
Easels | 19 |
Indoor Setup | 20 |
Outdoor Setup | 21 |
Discussing Materials | 22 |
Chapter 2 Basic Art Principles | 24 |
Structural Drawing | 25 |
Measuring and Proportioning | 26 |
Linear Perspective | 28 |
Value | 30 |
Color Basics | 32 |
Complementary and Analogous Colors | 33 |
Color Temperature | 34 |
Color Intensity | 35 |
Combined Perspective | 36 |
Composition | 38 |
Discussing Art Principles | 42 |
Chapter 3 Practicing the Techniques | 44 |
Mixing Paint | 45 |
Loading a Brush | 46 |
Cleaning Brushes | 47 |
Get a Grip | 48 |
Creating Brushstrokes | 49 |
Painting Techniques | 50 |
WetIntoWet Painting | 52 |
Using a Ground | 62 |
Underdrawing and Underpainting | 63 |
Monochromatic Rocks | 64 |
Sunset Beach | 66 |
Mountains With Primary Colors | 70 |
Pear Still Life | 74 |
Sunflowers | 78 |
Cloud Study | 82 |
Landscape With Cottage | 84 |
Painting Trees | 85 |
Seascape With Boats | 88 |
Springhouse in Summer | 92 |
Twilight Gatehouse | 96 |
Lion | 100 |
Silhouettes | 104 |
Drawing People | 105 |
Portrait in Profile | 110 |
Drawing Profiles | 111 |
Girl With Flowers | 116 |
Finishing Your Paintings | 122 |
Conclusion | 123 |
Glossary | 124 |
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Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful ... Mark Willenbrink No preview available - 2010 |