Author(s): Anita Marie Giddings (Author), Sherry Stone Clifton (Author)
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: February 5, 2008
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 047018230X
ISBN-13: 9780470182307
Book Description
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!
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From the Inside Flap
Packed with FULL COLOR, easy-to-complete projects
The fun and easy way® to discover your inner artist through oil painting!
Have you always wanted to paint with oil? Now you can! This friendly guide gives you 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 the right composition. And you’ll practice your new skills by painting a variety of subjects, from portraits to still lifes to landscapes.
Discover how to:
Choose the right supplies
Develop your design and composition skills
Practice sketches and brush strokes
Set up your studio and care for your equipment
Work on a variety of compositions
From the Back Cover
Packed with FULL COLOR, easy-to-complete projects
The fun and easy way® to discover your inner artist through oil painting!
Have you always wanted to paint with oil? Now you can! This friendly guide gives you 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 the right composition. And you’ll practice your new skills by painting a variety of subjects, from portraits to still lifes to landscapes.
Discover how to:
Choose the right supplies
Develop your design and composition skills
Practice sketches and brush strokes
Set up your studio and care for your equipment
Work on a variety of compositions
About the Author
Anita Giddings and Sherry Stone Clifton are award-winning artist-educators who have made careers out of teaching beginning artists of all aspirations.
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