Beginning Oil: Tips and Techniques for Learning to Paint in Oil

Description

Beginning Oil 's collection of step-by-step exercises and practice projects will have you painting lovely works like the classic masters on day one. Learn to handle this classic medium like a master. Beginning Oil is a well-roundedintroduction to the art of basic oil painting. This introductory guide to the medium describes and explains everything you'll needed to paint your own oil masterpieces, including tools and materials, color essentials and theory,design and composition, still life painting, landscape painting, plein air painting, and more. There's no need to be intimidated by the prospect of painting with this classic media;techniques are clearly explained andbeautifully illustrated on each page. You will master key concepts with ease, and then put them into practice quickly. Dry, repetitive exercises on blank canvasesare a thing of the past with Beginning Oil. This collection of step-by-step exercisesare your instructor as you learn by mimicing and practicing each technique within a larger work, making oil paintingapproachable and accessible, and most importantly, fun! Cover ......Page 1 Title ......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Table of Contents ......Page 5 INTRODUCTION ......Page 6 GETTING STARTED ......Page 9 TOOLS & MATERIALS ......Page 10 SETTING UP YOUR WORKSPACE ......Page 28 KEEPING A SKETCHBOOK ......Page 29 ALL ABOUT COLOR ......Page 33 COLOR ESSENTIALS ......Page 34 COLOR HARMONY ......Page 36 MIXING COLORS ......Page 44 MATCHING COLORS ......Page 48 USING COLOR TO CREATE THREE-DIMENSIONALITY ......Page 50 MASTERING THE BRUSH ......Page 52 FIRST THINGS FIRST ......Page 54 PAINTING TECHNIQUES ......Page 55 UNDERSTANDING FORM ......Page 58 DESIGN & COMPOSITION ......Page 62 SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY , SIMPLIFY ......Page 64 ADDING INTEREST ......Page 66 THE RULE OF THIRDS ......Page 67 THE FIGURE IN LANDSCAPES ......Page 69 PAINTING WITH A FEW STROKES ......Page 71 LAND & WATER ......Page 79 LANDSCAPES ......Page 80 VERTICAL LINES & TREES ......Page 82 WATER: REFLECTIONS & MOVEMENT ......Page 88 PAINTING THE SKY ......Page 104 CREATING MOOD & ATMOSPHERE ......Page 109 SHOWING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ......Page 110 ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE ......Page 114 MOUNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE ......Page 116 MOOD + WARM & COOL TEMPERATURES ......Page 118 STILL-LIFE PAINTING ......Page 120 INTRODUCTION TO STILL LIFES ......Page 122 PAINTING WITH A SINGULAR FOCUS ......Page 124 A STUDY IN COMPOSITION ......Page 126 THE ILLUSION OF FABRIC ......Page 129 ABOUT THE ARTIST ......Page 130