Oil Painting with the Masters: Essential Techniques from 12 of Today's Top Artists

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Master the art of oil painting with instruction on key topics and techniques such as materials, observation, references, forms, composition, color palettes, mixing colors, underpainting, working in layers, light effects, painting on location, textures and more from ten contributors, including beautiful gallery images of finished works. You will enjoy producing better artworks and getting professional-looking results by studying the methods of today's experts, such as Laurie Kersey, Camille Przewodek, Albert Handell, Kevin MacPherson, Phil Starke, Marc Hanson and more. These award-winn.;Title Page; Special Offers; Introduction; Mood & Atmosphere with Marc R. Hanson; About Marc R. Hanson; On Mood & Atmosphere; Capture Mood & Atmosphere in a Landscape Painting; Light & Form with Susan Lyon; About Susan Lyon; On Light & Form; Create Light & Dark Patterns in a Portrait; Composition & Design with Richard McKinley; About Richard McKinley; On Composition & Design; Use Compositional Choices to Create an Expressive Landscape Painting; Lost & Found Edges with Laurie Kersey; About Laurie Kersey; On Lost & Found Edges; Explore Edges in a Floral Still Life.