The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques by Jeremy Galton (2002, Paperback)

Key Details
Author:	Jeremy Galton
Language:	English
Publisher:	Sterling Pub Co, Inc.
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	0806989092
ISBN-13:	9780806989099

Size
Height:	8.5 in
Width:	8.5 in
Thickness:	0.5 in
Weight:	23.2 oz

Publisher's Note


Both amateur and professional artists agree: oils are the medium of choice, the most popular way to paint. And, the variety of high-quality colors available in tubes has made them simpler and more versatile than ever. Some people apply oil paint thickly, building it up on the canvas until the surface resembles a relief sculpture. Others use it in thin, transparent washes, almost like a watercolor.Plus, oils work equally well for rapid, spontaneous sketches or full-scale studio canvases. The important question is: What method is best for you? Find out what you can and cannot do with these paints and try a full complement of creative techniques from masking, mixed media, and monoprinting to scumbling and sgraffito. Make brushwork more expressive, add shadows, and break color.Breathtaking examples of finished paintings by well-known artists, analyzed in detail,guide you through a range of themes, including architecture, figures, landscape, skies, still lifes, and water.