Oil painting for the absolute beginner : a clear & easy guide to successful oil painting / Mark and Mary Willenbrink.
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TextPublication details: Cincinnati, OH : North Light Books, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 128 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 videodisc (98 min. : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN: - 1600617840 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781600617843 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Clear and easy guide to successful oil painting
- Clear & easy guide to successful oil painting
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The 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 The bonus DVD-workshop features the author creating two paintings from start to finishYou'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.
Includes index.
Gather your materials -- Basic art principles -- Practicing the techniques -- Let's paint!
Oil painting doesn't have to be difficult! This is a no-fear, no-experience-required guide to enjoyable painting and happy results, from first strokes to finished paintings. The DVD workshop features the author creating two paintings from start to finish.