The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting TechniquesA Unique Step-by-Step Visual Directory of All the Key Oil-Painting Techniques, Plus an Inspirational Gallery Showing How They Can Be Put into Practice

The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques: A Unique Step-by-Step Visual Directory of All the Key Oil-Painting Techniques, Plus an Inspirational Gallery Showing How They Can Be Put into Practice
by Jeremy Galton

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A comprehensive guide to oil painting practice and technique, this reference offers an informative A-to-Z section of valuable skills such as how to build up a painting and how to make brushwork describe forms and textures—as well as a wealth of stimulating ideas for the canvas, including combining oil paints with other media, mixing paint with sand and sawdust, and applying it with such tools as knives, rags, or even the fingers. The second half of the book shows all the techniques in context. Illustrated with a gallery of paintings by well-known artists and full of detailed, step-by-step demonstrations, the guide shows how each artist applies knowledge of oil painting techniques to the interpretation of a subject, whether landscape, portrait, or still life.

Develop your skills by learning the many oil painting techniques that can be used to make your work outstanding. Applying one method alone is not enough to create an interesting piece--here you'll practice all of the key ones. Take the next step by looking at other artists' paintings that demonstrate these techniques. Along the way you'll improve using tips that will encourage your artistic growth. Make your brushwork more expressive, for example, and get the best out of a landscape, portrait, or still life. Painting involves skill as well as artistic vision--learn the basics you need to express yourself on canvas.

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