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.
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.
- 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 finish
- ISBN10 1600617840
- ISBN13 9781600617843
- Publish Date 16 September 2010 (first published 4 August 2010)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Publisher F&W Publications Inc
- Imprint North Light Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 128
- Language English