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Oil Painting For Dummies


Oil Painting For Dummies


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von: Anita Marie Giddings, Sherry Stone Clifton

19,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 09.02.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9781118051993
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 320

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Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. But it gets much easier and a lot more fun when you follow a step-by-step approach that starts you off on the right foot, helps you build your skills one at a time, and gives you plenty of exercises to develop your craft. That’s what you’ll find in <i>Oil Painting For Dummies.</i> <p>Completely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You’ll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create stunning compositions. You’ll also find everything you need to know about oil paints, solvents, and pigments; brushes, palettes, and painting surfaces; and how to keep costs down at the art supply store. Discover how to:</p> <ul> <li>Choose the right supplies</li> <li>Set up your studio and care for your equipment</li> <li>Handle your materials safely</li> <li>Develop your design and composition skills</li> <li>Make practice sketches and studies</li> <li>Use broken stroke, dry brush, glazing, scraffito and other brush strokes</li> <li>Try out different compositions</li> <li>Mix any color you want</li> <li>Simplify tricky still-life subjects</li> <li>Paint landscapes and common objects out doors</li> <li>Paint portraits and the human form</li> </ul> <p>Complete with handy color chart, basic materials list, and a very useful viewing square, <i>Oil Painting For Dummies</i> is the fun and easy way to discover your inner artist!</p>
<b>Introduction.</b> <p><b>Part I: Getting Your Feet Wet in Oil Paint.</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: So You Want to Paint.</p> <p>Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Oils.</p> <p>Chapter 3: Assembling Your Materials.</p> <p>Chapter 4: Preparing to Paint.</p> <p>Chapter 5: Walking Through the Painting Process.</p> <p><b>Part II: Break Out the Brushes and Start Painting!</b></p> <p>Chapter 6: A Study in Black and White.</p> <p>Chapter 7: Mixing Color and Three Oil Studies.</p> <p>Chapter 8: Putting Paint to Canvas: Brushstrokes and Glazing Techniques.</p> <p><b>Part III: People, Places, and Things.</b></p> <p>Chapter 9: Tricky Still Life Subjects Made Easy.</p> <p>Chapter 10: Take It Outside: Landscapes.</p> <p>Chapter 11: Basic Portrait Painting 101.</p> <p>Chapter 12: Beyond Portraiture: More on Painting People.</p> <p><b>Part IV: Color and Design.</b></p> <p>Chapter 13: Planning Your Painting.</p> <p>Chapter 14: Shape, Space, and the Surface of Your Painting.</p> <p>Chapter 15: How the Parts of a Composition Work Together.</p> <p>Chapter 16: Communicating Ideas Visually.</p> <p>Chapter 17: Using Color with Confidence.</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens.</b></p> <p>Chapter 18: Ten Strategies to Immediately Improve Your Painting.</p> <p>Chapter 19: Ten Artists You Should Know: The Painter’s Painters.</p> <p><b>Index.</b></p>
<p><b>Anita Giddings</b> and <b>Sherry Stone Clifton</b> are award-winning artist-educators who have made careers out of teaching beginning artists of all aspirations.
<p><b>Packed with FULL COLOR, easy-to-complete projects</b> <p><b>The fun and easy way<sup>®</sup> to discover your inner artist through oil painting!</b> <p>Have you always wanted to paint with oil? Now you can! This friendly guide gives you all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You'll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create the right composition. And you'll practice your new skills by painting a variety of subjects, from portraits to still lifes to landscapes. <p><b>Discover how to:</b> <ul> <li>Choose the right supplies</li> <li>Develop your design and composition skills</li> <li>Practice sketches and brush strokes</li> <li>Set up your studio and care for your equipment</li> <li>Work on a variety of compositions</li> </ul>

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