The beginner's guide to oil painting : simple still life projects to help you master the basics /
Stephens, Craig,
The beginner's guide to oil painting : simple still life projects to help you master the basics / Craig Stephens. - 176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Welcome to oil painting -- Using value to describe form -- Getting a handle on color temperature -- Tackling textures -- Keeping colors bright and vibrant -- Tantalizing transparency -- Reflecting on reflections -- Putting it all together.
"Craig Stephens has a simple motto for painting: With a brush, some paints and a willingness to learn, anyone can do it. With that mindset, Craig takes his most essential lessons, boils them down to their basics and teaches you everything you need to know to start oil painting, without any fuss or highbrow. Thanks to his experience teaching painting to high school students for over two decades, Craig is an expert at helping those with no experience pick up a brush and make beautiful art they are proud of. With his direction, you'll create dynamic, vivid paintings and learn to capture your world in ways you never thought possible"--
9781645674948 1645674940
Painting--Technique.
Still-life painting--Technique.
Instructional and educational works.
The beginner's guide to oil painting : simple still life projects to help you master the basics / Craig Stephens. - 176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Welcome to oil painting -- Using value to describe form -- Getting a handle on color temperature -- Tackling textures -- Keeping colors bright and vibrant -- Tantalizing transparency -- Reflecting on reflections -- Putting it all together.
"Craig Stephens has a simple motto for painting: With a brush, some paints and a willingness to learn, anyone can do it. With that mindset, Craig takes his most essential lessons, boils them down to their basics and teaches you everything you need to know to start oil painting, without any fuss or highbrow. Thanks to his experience teaching painting to high school students for over two decades, Craig is an expert at helping those with no experience pick up a brush and make beautiful art they are proud of. With his direction, you'll create dynamic, vivid paintings and learn to capture your world in ways you never thought possible"--
9781645674948 1645674940
Painting--Technique.
Still-life painting--Technique.
Instructional and educational works.